You can have Charleston My home, my heart Where I was born and raised Where one day they're gonna take my body And lay it in a grave But it's got to be this way It's gonna break my heart to say, goodbye But it'll kill me if I stay The cobblestone streets

Hey somewhere You threw your fear in the sea of no cares When you're in love there's no time and no space There's a permanent smile on your face Your friends all complain that you're going insane But the truth is they're just afraid When you decide that

Mama they try and break me Mama they try Can't you hear your babies crying? Mama, they try and break me. The window burns to light the way back home A light that warms no matter where they've gone. They're off to find the hero of the day But what if they

'Cause it's alright, alright to see a ghost I'm gonna run to the river, kiss my hand and wave 'Cause they're gonna be cool, happy, genius heroes And I wanna see 'em go down in the river where they go I'm gonna miss 'em so much I'm gonna miss them so much

I'm just lookin' for some real friends (real friends) All they ever do is let me down Wonder where they're all hidin' out (hidin' out) Gotta get up out of this town No, I think I'll stay in tonight Skip the conversations and the "Oh, I'm fines" No, I'm

Curiosity becomes a heavy load Perhaps 'fuck off' might be too kind Well, the morning was complete Where there was tears on the steering wheel, dripping on the seat Several hours or several weeks I'd have the cheek to say they're equally as bleak It's

I don't know I've been walking on These streets so long Where they're Calling me anymore But I think I must have seen a ghost If it's my illusions That keep me alive

You can have Charleston My home, my heart Where I was born and raised Where one day they're gonna take my body And lay it in a grave But it's got to be this way It's gonna break my heart to say, goodbye But it'll kill me if I stay The cobblestone streets

All around the world people want to be loved All around the world, they’re no different than us All around the world Baby what you doing? Where you at, where you at? Why you working so shy? Holdin' back, holdin' back We're not the only ones doing it like

They'll find us here Here, here in the guest room Where we throw money at each other and cry They're gonna send us to prison for jerks We can't stay here For having vague ideas of the way to turn each other on again We miss being ruffians, going wild and