Me and Charlie Talking

Me and Charlie boy used to go walkin'

Sittin' in the woods behind my house

When being lovers meant a stolen kiss

And holding hands with nobody else around

Charlie said, he wanted to get married

But we were only ten so we'd have to wait

He said, we'd never let our love run dry

Like so many do these days



So we treat our love like a firefly

Like it only gets to shine

For a little while

Catch it in a mason jar with holes in the top

Runnin' like hell to show it off

Oh, oh promises were made when we'd go walking

That's just me and Charlie talking



Charlie always said he'd like to leave here

Turned eighteen and he left our sleepy town

Letters came and went and I kept waiting

For Charlie to come back

And bring the life he'd found

Funny how time and distance change you

The road you take don't always lead you home

You can start a love with good intentions

And then you'll look up and its gone



So you treat your love like a firefly

Like it only gets to shine

For a little while

Catch it in a mason jar with holes in the top

Runnin' like hell to show it off

Oh, oh promises were made when we'd go walking

That's just me and Charlie talking



Now and then, I sometimes think of Charlie

And how we thought we knew it all back then

Now I'd give anything to feel the love

From a child's heart again



So you treat your love like a firefly

Like it only gets to shine

For a little while

Catch it in a mason jar with holes in the top

Runnin' like hell to show it off

Oh, oh promises were made when we'd go walking

Thats just me and Charlie

Me and Charlie talking



La la la la la la La la la la la la la la