[Verse 1]

Woke up this morning, found a letter that she wrote

She said she's tired that I'm always on the road

Too hard to swallow being alone

She needs someone at night that she can hold

She must have told me a thousand times or more

Silent cries I used to ignore

God knows I love her

Didn't mean to hurt her

[Chorus]

Baby I'll be

Sitting here waiting on you to come home again (Waiting on you, babe)

I won't leave

Promise I'll be here to the very end (And I'll be here)

By your side

To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life (Yeah)

Come on home to me Charlene

[Verse 2]

She knows I really love this old music thing

Since I was a child, it's been my dream

I can support her, treat her and spoil her

You know, buy her the finer things

But I forgot about loving her

Damn the money, diamonds, and pearls

What about the hard days she had with the baby?

All she need is for me to love her

[Chorus]

Baby I'll be

Sitting here waiting on you to come home again (I'll be waiting)

I won't leave

Promise I'll be here to the very end (Said I promise I'll be here)

By your side (Oh no, no)

To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life (Hey)

Come on home to me Charlene

[Bridge]

Promise I can't live without her (Can't live without her)

God knows I need her loving

And it hurts so bad that's she gone away, oh (And it hurts, hurt me so bad)

I pray, she'll come back one day (She'll come home one day)

In my life, oh (In my life)

[Chorus]

Baby I'll be (Baby I'll be)

Sitting here waiting on you to come home again (Sitting here waiting, baby)

I won't leave (I won't leave, no)

Promise I'll be here to the very end (I'll be with you for life)

By your side

To protect you and to love you and to be with you for life (Say I won't go nowhere, oh)

Come on home to me Charlene (Come on home to me, baby, oh)

[Outro]

Sometimes I cry

Charlene, if you're listening, would you call on me?

'Cause my heart is aching without you

Call me, see about me