Cha-

rles-

ton

girl

in a

dar-

kened

room

And

you

don't

know

her

like

I

do

We

took

the

fire

es-

cape

to

her

room

And

go-

t

stone-

ra-

ging

blind

Le-

ft

my

mo-

ney

in

the

trus-

ting

hands

Of

them

ol-

d

Steele

Bro-

thers

in

a

'fast-

grass'

band

One

day

I'm

gon-

na

drive

up

there

And

gi-

ve

them

half

my

mi-

nd

I

don't

know

if

it's

the

wine

or

the

coke

That

makes

her

sound

like

her

jaw

is

broke

She's

wor-

king

hard

to

make

some

sense

But

she

ain't

got

a

dime

I

wish

to

God

that

I

could

help

her

out

I

wish

I

knew

what

she

was

tal-

kin'

bout

I

wish

to

God

that

I

could

get

a-

way

But

I'm

wa-

y

too

drunk

to

dri-

ve

All

I

know

is

that

when

I

am

good

and

so-

ber

I

am

le-

a-

vin'

West

Vir-

gi-

nia

for

a

wh-

i-

le

Don't

know

why,

but

e-

very

ti-

me

I

cross

that

ri-

ver,

Lord

There's

some-

thin'

tears

me

up

and

makes

m-

e

wild

Cha-

rl-

eston

girl

with

ra-

ven

hair

Blo-

od-

shot

eyes

and

skin

so

fair

I

be-

lieve

if

I

could

find

my

keys

I'd

try

to

drive

a-

way

I

ne-

ver

planned

to

leave

so

soon

I

did-

n't

know

that

he

was

sweet

on

you

Go

a-

head

and

take

her

Cause

she

ain't

worth

the

ti-

me

All

I

know

is

that

when

I

am

good

and

so-

ber

I

am

le-

a-

vin'

West

Vir-

gi-

nia

for

a

wh-

i-

le

Don't

know

why,

but

e-

very

ti-

me

I

cross

that

ri-

ver,

Lord

There's

some-

thin'

tears

me

up

and

makes

m-

e