I moved out to Canada 6 years ago from England, been 4 years now, Charlie has been hands down my go to, and favourite artist for any mood, thanks for all the work Charlie, My hometown runs a few times every morning on my way to work, and Indianola, sleep well brother, hopefully ill see you live one day some place else! - Elliot
I'm just a fan in Tennessee and for a week I just played his songs over and over and I couldn't grasp he was gone I just still can't believe it and I know the people of Texas and red dirt fans have to be just devastated but he left us with some of the greatest songs and performances there has ever been a true outlaw who did his way and at least he got too play for us for one last year thank you Charlie and for us fans it's up too us to let the world know his songs and what a national treasure he is
Well, I loved a girl She lived out in Pecos, and pretty as she could be And I worked the rigs on out in Odessa To give her whatever she needs But that girl, she run with an oil company bum 'Cause the diamond was not on her hand And he left her soon 'neath the big loving moon To go out and X-ray the land Now I sit in my car at the New Rainbow Bar downtown And the frost on the windshield shines toward the sky Like a thousand tiny diamonds in the lights of loving county Well, l walked in that bar and I drank myself crazy Thinking about her and that man When in walked a woman, looking richer than sin And ten years worth of work on her hand Well, I followed her home and when she was alone Well, I put my gun to her head And I don't recall what happened next at all But now that rich woman, she is dead Now I drive down the highway Ten miles from my sweet baby's arms And the moon is so bright it don't look like night And the diamond how it sparkles in the lights of loving county But she opened that door and I knelt on the floor And I put that ring in her hand Then she said, "I do" and she'd leave with me soon To the rigs out in South Alabama Well, I told her to hide that ring there inside And wait 'til the timing was good And I drove back home and I was alone 'Cause I thought that she understood The next night an old friend just called me to wish us both well He said, he'd seen her downtown, sashaying around And her diamond how it sparkled in the lights of loving county Well that sheriff, he found me out wandering All around El Paso the very next day You see, I'd lost my mind on that broken white line Before I even reached Balmorhea Well, now she's in Fort Worth and she's just giving birth To the son of that oil company man And they buried that poor old sheriff's dead wife With the ring that I stole on her hand And sometimes they let me look up at that East Texas sky And the rain on the pines, oh Lord, how it shines Like my darling's little diamond in the lights of loving county Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Charlie Fitzgerald Robison / Charlie Robison
The man is gone, but his music lives on. Charlie Robison was an amazing singer/songwriter that embodied the Texas troubadour tradition. Bless his family, friends and fans who are grieving his loss!
I love love this man and his songs. I never heard of him until a year ago, but I heard a really funny song he wrote. I started listening to him a lot. He was such a good artist! I’m so sad that he has passed on. RIP.
man this sucks man it's not even real man he has more music for us ! I love Charlie's song s just cut throat truth and you know he's lived it , it's not bullshit , goddamit this sucks😢
So he's back - I sure hope so - I work with horses here in the stableyard on the backside of Churchill Downs - Charlie along with Joe Ely and Robert Earl Keen and Todd Snider - Paul Thorn of course - that's the music I love and play on my guitar - or guitars I should say -
