"Dear Charlie, lovely Charlie,
Tell when are you coming home?
Tell you truth, my dear Charlie,
You've been already gone too long.
To the ashes've gone ashes,
To the dust has fallen dust.
All the bridges you did not burn
Are by now covered with rust.
You have left, my dear Charlie,
Time kept going, we have stayed,
We all missed you, dear Charlie,
We remembered and we prayed.
Days have gone, the years followed,
We had so much left to say.
But our letters never found you,
Trains kept stealing you away.
Dear Charlie, lovely Charlie,
Tell when are you coming home?
Tell you truth, my dear Charlie,
You've been already gone too long.
To the ashes've gone ashes,
To the dust has fallen dust.
All the bridges you did not burn
Are by now covered with rust.
Tell me truth, my dear Charlie,
You still think about our town?
Tiny churches, lovely houses,
Everything has fallen down.
Trains no longer even stop here,
Those onboard just look away.
Only children here still playing
But their games are not the same.
Dear Charlie, lovely Charlie,
Tell when are you coming home?
Tell you truth, my dear Charlie,
You've been already gone too long.
To the ashes've gone ashes,
To the dust has fallen dust.
All the bridges you did not burn
Are by now covered with rust.
Dear Charlie, lovely Charlie,
Don't you dare coming home.
Those who cared, those who loved you,
Long have mourned you and moved on.
Stay away, my dear Charlie,
You'll find here only past.
All the bridges you did not burn
Have long crumbled into dust."