Charlie Freak Lyrics

Lyric discussion by CuteSparkina 

Cover art for Charlie Freak lyrics by Steely Dan

What just about everyone here said, about a homeless drug addict, but the line, poor KID, leads me to believe that "Charlie" was probably a runaway teenage boy rather than an adult.

@CuteSparkina nah, the ring was his wedding ring, addiction had taken his job and family away