Charlie Beans

Charlie Beans is my new best friend
BFF's to the very end

There were days I'd wake up and I couldn't look myself in the eyes
Too afraid I'd break up from the shame of what I might have done last night
Too intoxicated to remember details of my last fray
But there's a tattoo on me that seems to say hip-hip-hooray
How could anyone, anyone ever live this way?

And I would hear Charlie, calling to me
I didn't recognize the voice, so I'd start drowning out the noise
How could I ever be, okay with someone like me?

Then one day I met him and my whole world was toppled upside down
Reflected in the faces of a group of new relations gathered 'round
Other scarred individuals with painful secrets openly revealed
Sharing how their wounds were deep, but by God's grace, they were being healed
How could anyone, anyone ever be the same?

And I would hear Charlie, calling to me
I didn't recognize the voice, but I quit drowning out the noise
Finally, it's time to be, okay with me, I'm Charlie

Charlie used to be a stranger, now he is my doppelganger
I used to be my own worst enemy, but now...I love me
Charlie Beans is my new best friend
BFF's to the very end

(This song is dedicated to the fellow members of "Write Your Own Story")