I always had the impression this was about a woman coming home to find her boyfriend/husband (Charlie)dead of an overdose. The OD almost certainly had to do with something like heroin, the "steel" being a needle. If you read the lyrics with this in mind, it shoudl sort itself out.
I always had the impression this was about a woman coming home to find her boyfriend/husband (Charlie)dead of an overdose. The OD almost certainly had to do with something like heroin, the "steel" being a needle. If you read the lyrics with this in mind, it shoudl sort itself out.