Phil Vassar - Carlene

^EI was lousy at ^C#mmath, a f^Aailed hist^Borian ^ECarlene ^C#mwas the v^Aaledict^Borian I was t^Ehe quarter^C#mback in the b^Aack of c^Blass She ^Ewas the whiz ^C#mkid in h^Aorned rim g^Blasses^{E A B E}It's been a long ^C#mtime since I^A've been ar^Bound ^ESince I stepped ^C#mfoot on ^Amy old st^Bomping ground ^EI ended ^C#mup by the o^Ald school y^Bard And this r^Eed head pulls ^C#mup in a b^Alue sports ^Bcar And says, &^F#mquot;I bet ^Eyou don't reme^Amber, I guess i^Bt's been forever." ^F#mIt took a s^G#mecond to p^Aut it all to^Bgether and I said...

^EOoh la ^Bla la ^Ala la Lo^Boking g^Eood Carl^Aene ^{C#m B E}Woh my ^Bmy my ^Amy my ^BTimes been ^Egood to^C#m you If you k^Anow what I m^Bean ^F#mGirl you glitter like H^Eollywood Good ^F#mgosh Car^G#mlene You s^Aure are l^Bookin good ^{E A B C#m E A B}

^EShe said, &^C#mquot;Hop in l^Aet's go f^Bor a spin Tell me w^Ehatcha been ^C#mdoing boy and w^Ahere you b^Been" I said, &^Equot;I wr^C#mite songs, ^Ayou probably did^Bn't know, but I ^EFinally got a^C#m couple out on ^Acountry ^Bradio&^Equot^A; ^B She said, &^Equot;Wha^C#mt a swit^Ach, ain't li^Bfe funny, I've got a ^EPh.^C#mD now I'm m^Aodeling for m^Boney." ^EImagine l^C#mittle miss ^A4 point ^B0 just ^ESmiling for the ^C#mcamera on the c^Aover of V^Bogue I said, &^F#mquot;You've come a long way si^Ence graduat^Aion, let me say^B without reservation ^F#mYou've sur^G#mpassed everyo^Ane's expect^Bations"

I said, &qu^C#mot;I hope to see yo^Bu again someday" She said, &q^Auot;Another ten years^B is too long to wait ^F#mPick me ^G#mup at my m^Aomma's at e^Bight"