"Charlie" lyrics

There's a story that the old men in the park still tell
It concerns a flower stand where roses sell
And Charlie worked on Murphy's borough

In a car wash by the roadside, open every day except on Sunday he's closed
For that's the only day he goes to get the one love in his life
Ten years old, she lives away with Charlie's wife

And does he need her?
Look in his eyes

She's been ready for her daddy
Then she drops his hand to wave her mommy goodbye
Then they go down to the park together
Where the old men wave "Hello"
Then they walk down to the flower stand
Where he buys her a single rose
Every Sunday, just one rose

It seems that Saturday the car wash lights were out by 6 o'clock
He left early, feeling badly, and went home to sleep
But Charlie never woke up

Dressed and ready for her daddy
Just like every Sunday but he didn't show up
And now she goes down to the park alone
And still the old men wave "Hello"
And watch her walk down to the flower stand
Where she will buy a single rose
For her daddy, just one rose

It seems that still the old men tell the story of a broken heart
And a girl who comes on Sunday to the park
And did she love him?
Didn't it show?