Charlemagne in Sweatpants Lyrics

Lyric discussion by campfirewood1980 

Cover art for Charlemagne in Sweatpants lyrics by Hold Steady, The

Charlemagne is the ne'er do well drug dealer who turns up in Craig Finn's songs, usually heralding a turn for the worse- in "You Gotta Dance...," he winds up flushing $7k worth of drugs down the toilet when he gets busted, for example. Here, we see that he's probably Holly's connection.