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Charlotte

from On A Whim by A Different Thread

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In memory of Charlotte, she was a good van, well worth personifying. RIP 2017.

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Headlights on the highway, I saw her by the side of the road
Said her name was Charlotte, she’s travelin’ with a heavy load
I knew I had to have her, I knew she was mine
She climbed up beside me, we headed for the county line
Guess I never saw her comin’

Charlotte there’s blood and oil on my hands
Charlotte I sold you to another man

First time she kissed me, lightning crossed the sky
Bare feet on the dashboard, torment in my mind
Charlotte forgive me, I thought you were mine
Mmmmmm forgive me, I thought that you were mine
Guess you never saw me comin’

Charlotte there’s blood and oil on my hands
Charlotte I sold you to another man

When we broke down in Emery, I couldn’t pay the price
I took to drinking whisky to get luck on my side
My cards on the table, his eyes on the prize
I made a deal with that devil
Money for your life
Just enough to keep me runnin’

Charlotte there’s blood and oil on my hands
Charlotte I sold you to another man

“You’ve been running since you left me
Travellin’ from coast to coast
But when the rain hits the black top
You always see my ghost”

Your headlights on the highway
You’ll see her by the side of the road
She’ll say her name is Charlotte
And she’s travellin’ with a heavy load

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from On A Whim, released September 13, 2018
Lyrics and composition by Alicia Best and Robert Jackson
Vocals: Robert Jackson, Alicia Best
Backing Vocals: Birdie Baird
Slide Guitar, Electric Guitar: Robert Jackson
Bass: Jeff Crawford
Drums: Rob Banks


Recorded and engineered by Jeff Crawford at Arbor Ridge Studios, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Produced by Jeff Crawford and A Different Thread
Mastered by Pete Maher

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A Different Thread North Carolina

“Warm, deep singer-songwriters who have drank from the well of 20th century tradition” - Folk Radio UK

A Different Thread, is the collaboration between Robert Jackson from Lichfield, England, and Alicia Best from Durham, North Carolina, USA. Both traveling songwriters in their own right, they first met while busking in Galway, Ireland, back in 2016 and have been touring together ever since.
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