1) Charlie Walker (born Nove… Read Full Bio ↴There are more artists using this name:
1) Charlie Walker (born November 2, 1926, Copeville, Texas; died September 12, 2008, Hendersonville, Tennessee) was an American country musician. He had held membership in the Grand Ole Opry since 1967, and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981.
Walker worked as a disc jockey in the early 1950s before signing with Decca Records. His first hit, Only You, Only You, was co-written with Jack Newman and reached #9 on the country chart in January 1956. Walker later signed with Columbia Records and reached #2 with a Harlan Howard song, Pick Me Up On Your Way Down. His other hits include Who Will Buy the Wine, Wild as a Wildcat, Don't Squeeze My Charmin, and I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight Even If I Thought That She Could Win. Many of his records featured harmony vocals by Ray Price. Walker played a minor role in the 1985 Patsy Cline biographical film Sweet Dreams. Walker and his wife Connie had 10 children; he died at the age of 81.
2) Charlie Walker is a Jacksonville, Florida based musician. A rising up and comer with a mellow style appealing to all ages. Among his musical influences he cites; Damien Rice, David Gray, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Citizen Cope, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Martin Sexton, Justin Nozuka, Coldplay, Brett Dennen, Cat Power, Nate Holley and Kings of Leon.
Sometimes he playes with a band and sometimes solo… but it’s always a pleasure.
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
Charlie Walker Lyrics
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Now you're putting on the style
And you never once looked back
At your home across the track
You're the gossip of the town
But my heart can still be found
Where you tossed it on the ground
Pick me up on your way down
When you're blue and all alone
When there glamor starts to boar you
Come on back where you belong
You maybe their pride and joy
But they'll find another toy
And they'll take away your crown
Pick me up on your way down
They have changed your attitude
Made you honey and so rude
Your new friends can take the blame
Underneath your still the same
When you learn these things are true
I'll be waiting here for you
As you tumble to the ground
Pick me up on your way down
Pick me up on your way down
When you're blue and all alone
When there glamor starts to boar you
Come on back where you belong
You maybe their pride and joy
But they'll find another toy
And they'll take away your crown
Pick me up on your way down
The lyrics to Charlie Walker's song "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" tell a story about a woman who has left the singer for someone else who represents a higher social class. Despite the fact that the woman has "put on the style" and become the "gossip of the town," the singer is still in love with her and waiting for her to come back to him. The singer sees through the woman's transformation and understands that her new friends and glamorous lifestyle are only temporary. He sings, "You maybe their pride and joy / But they'll find another toy / And they'll take away your crown," highlighting the cyclical nature of social climbing.
The singer's love and loyalty are unwavering throughout the song. He acknowledges that the woman has hurt him and "tossed [his heart] on the ground," but he still wants her to "pick [him] up on [her] way down." The repetition of this phrase throughout the song emphasizes the singer's hopefulness and willingness to forgive. The lyrics also suggest that the singer may have come from a lower social class himself, as he references "your home across the track" and implies that the woman has abandoned her roots.
Overall, "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" is a poignant tale about love, social class, and the futility of trying to escape one's past.
Line by Line Meaning
You were mine for just awhile
You were my partner only for a brief time
Now you're putting on the style
You're acting fancy and superior
And you never once looked back
You didn't care about your past with me
At your home across the track
You're from a different social class
You're the gossip of the town
People talk about your behavior
But my heart can still be found
I still have feelings for you
Where you tossed it on the ground
Where you broke my heart
Pick me up on your way down
Come back to me when you fail
When you're blue and all alone
When you're sad and lonely
When their glamour starts to bore you
When you no longer enjoy their fancy lifestyle
Come on back where you belong
Return to your roots and me
You may be their pride and joy
You're their favorite now
But they'll find another toy
They'll replace you soon enough
And they'll take away your crown
And they'll strip you of your status
They have changed your attitude
Your personality has been altered
Made you honey and so rude
You've become insincere and impolite
Your new friends can take the blame
Your new associates are responsible
Underneath you're still the same
Despite everything, you're still who you were
When you learn these things are true
When you realize this is the case
I'll be waiting here for you
I'll still be here for you
As you tumble to the ground
As you fall from grace
Pick me up on your way down
Remember me and return to me
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, LEGACY OF HARLAN PERRY HOWARD, LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Harlan Howard
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@royalzavala8545
Lyrics:
You were mine for just awhile
Now you’re puttin’ on your style
And you never once looked back
At your home across the track
You’re the gossip of the town
But my heart can still be found
Where you tossed it on the ground
Pick me up on your way down
Pick me up on your way down
When you’re blue and all alone
When their glamour starts to bore you
Come on back where you belong
You may be their pride and joy
But they’ll find another toy
And they’ll take away your crown
Pick me up on your way down
They have changed your attitude
Made you haughty and so rude
Your new friends can take the blame
Underneath your still the same
When you learn these things are true
I’ll be waiting here for you
As you tumble to the ground
Pick me up on your way down
Pick me up on your way down
When you’re blue and all alone
When their glamour starts to bore you
Come on back where you belong
You may be their pride and joy
But they’ll find another toy
And they’ll take away your crown
Pick me up on your way down
@EzyGoin686
Pick me up on your way down.
You were mine for just a while,
Now you're puttin' on the style
And you've never once looked back
At your home across the track.
You're the gossip of the town
But my heart can still be found
Where you tossed it to the ground.
Pick me up on your way down.
Pick me up on your way down,
When you're blue and all alone
When their glamor starts to bore you,
Come on back where you belong.
You may be their pride and joy,
But they'll find another toy
And they'll take away your crown,
So Pick me up on your way down.
.....music.....
They have changed your attitude,
Made you haughty and so rude,
Your new friends can take the blame,
Cause Underneath you're still the same.
When you learn these things are true
I'll be waiting here for you,
When you tumble to the ground
Pick me up on your way down
Pick me up on your way down,
When you're blue and all alone
When their glamor starts to bore you,
Come on back where you belong.
You may be their pride and joy,
But they'll find another toy
And they'll take away your crown,
Pick me up on your way down.
Yeah, When you tumble to the ground
Well, Pick me up on your way down
@potentpotis
A true classic with awesome lyrics and harmonies.I first remember hearing this in 1964 when I was 2 years old.
@RickSrFlood
yes...I remember first hearing it around the same time.....I was 7...my parents would go to their friends house Saturday night to play cards and dance to country music records...this was one of them......those days were sooooooooo wonderful
@mannyruiz1954
That steel guitar swings. That's how it's done boys and girls.
@Den-lh6sc
Yes sir real country
@routeflasher
In the words of Eddie Stubbs - an absolute clinic on how to play steel. Kudos to Jimmy Day
@joemysterymusic
Awesome, awesome and awesome again. One of the greatest country songs ever written- melody and lyrics. It doesn't get any better and puts to shame the guys wearing cowboy hats today and pretending to be country singers.
@Den-lh6sc
Very true
@normanfossli722
Classic REAL COUNTRY AND WESTERN....... From a new American Citizen....don;t take this for granted if your born in USA Americans do
@terryboren4186
This version is so country. Thanks again Mama for all the times these songs got us thru
@QuadMochaMatti
This is the real country, not the garbage that it has continuously devolved into; perhaps beginning as far back as sometime in the '80s. As an Xer born in the early seventies, I remember being disappointed with how big Alabama, etc. got – feeling they weren't legit, when all I wanted to hear were the classics.