[Verse 1]

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’

[Chorus]

Charlotte, there’s blood and oil on my hands

Charlotte, I sold you to another man

[Verse 2]

First time she kissed me, lightning crossed thе sky

Bare feet on the dashboard, torment in my mind

Charlottе forgive me, I thought you were mine

Mmm forgive me, I thought that you were mine

Guess you never saw me comin’

[Chorus]

Charlotte, there’s blood and oil on my hands

Charlotte, I sold you to another man

[Verse 3]

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’

[Chorus]

Charlotte, there’s blood and oil on my hands

Charlotte, I sold you to another man

[Bridge]

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

[Outro]

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