Charlton Heston Cried

A great man died today A rock of dignity And tributes flowed From here to eternity The limousines are booked And every rose is sold The homeless gawk At how the stars got old Well I was sitting here glued to the six o'clock I nearly died I couldn't believe my eyes Charlton Heston cried Charlton Heston cried There replaying all his films The ones in black and white I'll watch them all again I'd nothing planned tonight I try to get some sleep But dreams just tell me lies Here in Sherman Oaks Where time don't fly It just dies Sitting here numb by the ten o'clock My nerves were fried There it was again Charlton Heston cried Charlton Heston cried I craved to be like him To stand where he once stood Freeze that frame of me Young in Hollywood It's not so good right now Some rat has squealed on me I'm facing jail And smoking Chinese tea Well I ain't been right since Vietnam That's where I lost my mind But I kept my memorabilia That all the stars have signed I wish I could break through And dine with presidents But my welfare's been stopped And I'm down to 13 cents And I can't put out the trash 'Cause the FBI are watching me And all I got are unpaid bills But Iraq will soon be free Well he always played the noble hero The man who never lied And that must have meant something 'Cause Charlton Heston cried Well I was sitting around playing those Dylan songs Like, God is on our side Well what's this world coming to If Charlton Heston cried And if you're looking up here to this window ledge I'm about to fly And if he read about my life Would Charlton Heston cry Would Charlton Heston cry Would Charlton Heston cry