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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Stephen Housden
Guitar
Les Sampson
Drums
George Hart
Double Bass
Margaret Kennedy
Flute
Jak Housden
Harmony Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Housden
Songwriter
Frank Michael Howson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Stephen Housden
Producer
Lyrics
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
Writer(s): Frank Michael Howson, Stephen Frank Housden
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