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[Verse 1]
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He had an eye for pretty women, a taste for good cocaine
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A fool for easy money, a good time was his game
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I never saw him worry, he took it one day at a time
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And lived the way he wanted to until the day he died
[Chorus]
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Cocaine Charlie, a dealer in ecstasy
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Cocaine Charlie, the life of the party
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Now he ain't nothin' but a memory
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Cocaine Charlie, a victim of the seventies
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[Verse 2]
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On the south side of Atlanta in the Escapade Motel
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A sweet young thing from Sandy Springs was under Charlie's spell
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He never heard the pistol cock, he was caught up in romance
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A jealous boyfriend shot him dead, he never had a chance
[Chorus]
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Cocaine Charlie, a victim of ecstasy
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Cocaine Charlie, the life of the party, yes, he was
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Now he ain't nothin' but a memory
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Cocaine Charlie, a victim of the seventies, oh Charlie
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Cocaine Charlie, a dealer in ecstasy
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Cocaine Charlie, the life of the party, yeah
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Now he ain't nothin' but a memory
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Cocaine Charlie, may he rest in peace
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Rest in peace, Charles
[Outro]
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