Charlie Winston: "Like a Hobo" (2009)

Charlie Winston is an English singer-songwriter, and the brother of singer Tom Baxter. Born Charlie Winston Gleave in Cornwall on 14 September 1978 to parents Jeff and Julie Gleave At an early age he moved to Bungay, Suffolk where his parents owned the King's Head Hotel. His older brother, Tom Baxter, and younger sister, Vashti Anna, are also musicians and all use their middle name as a stage surname. Their parents gave them a middle name to use as a stage name as they thought they were going to achieve in life and be on stage. He lives now in Paris.


- Lyrics:

I’ve always known
Since I was a young boy
In this world,
everything’s as good as bad

Now my father told me
always speak a true word
And I have to say that is
the best advice I’ve had

Because something burns inside of me
It’s everything I long to be
And lies, they only stop me
from feeling free

Like a hobo from a broken home
Nothing’s gonna stop me
Like a hobo from a broken home
Nothing’s gonna stop me

I’ve never yearned
for anybody’s fortune
The less I have
the more I am a happy man

Now my mother told me
always keep your head on
Because some may praise you
just to get what they want

And I said mama I am not afraid
They will take what they will take
And what would life be like
without a few mistakes

Like a hobo from a broken home
Nothing’s gonna stop me
Like a hobo from a broken home
Nothing’s gonna stop me (x2)

Like a hobo from a broken home
Nothing’s gonna stop me
Like a hobo from a broken home
Nothing’s gonna stop me, no