You've been telling me your lies for two years now And your cooking nearly knocks me through the floor The time has come to start a new life on my own And to do the things I used to do before Chartruse city sure looks good on moonlit nights And my friends down there are real good for the soul So I packed my red bandanna and my old blue jeans And a greyhound bus can make those memories roll Oh Chartruse city it was always such a pity That the times we had were the best times of my life Oh Chartruse city where the strangers are so shitty And my friends have split for good times with my wife Tell me all about it Darling you've been telling me your lies for two years now And your cooking nearly knocks me through the floor The time has come to start a new life on my own And to do the things I used to do before Chartruse city sure looks good on moonlit nights And my friends down there are real good for the soul I packed my red bandanna and my old blue jeans And a greyhound bus can make those memories roll Oh Chartruse city it was always such a pity That the times we had were the best times of my life Oh Chartruse city where the strangers are so shitty And my friends have split for good times with my fife And my friends have split for good times with my wife And my friends have split for good times with my wife