Charlie you're not my Charlie anymore you're screwing it up
You're killing your soul with an audience looking on
If I hadn't left early last night I would have made a speech to you
How you're not the only one you're going to hurt

If you don't believe me I don't believe in you
Makes it all feel better does it?
Makes you feel like heaven does it?
You loved it and you spent accordingly

You can't afford it now
You'll try and you'll fail
And love it like a little dog
And feed it on the scraps you find

And kiss it while you're still asleep
You buy now and pay later
So where's the problem you can ask if you keep your head up
But the road is long and you're falling asleep at the wheel

Here's a girl going crazy about you and I'm not far behind
Can you care about your friends anymore?
You buy now and pay later



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"Buy Now Pay Later (Charlie No. 2)" as written by Timothy Freedman

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    General Comment:Just adding something on the Charlie reference...it doesn't necessarily relate to Stevie in this song. Tim has said before that the Charlie trilogy is an amalgamation(spelling?) of several friends.
    Flag Midge001on July 06, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:i agree with addiction
    every line makes sense if you think about it that way
    awfully sad though
    i love the whitlams
    Flag clairegracieon January 19, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:this song is about someone with a drug addiciton.
    "You can't afford it now
    You'll try and you'll fail
    And love it like a little dog
    And feed it on the scraps you find
    And kiss it while you're still asleep"
    thats say how he treats it like its living and has feelings and is taking over him.

    it the says:
    "Can you care about you're friends anymore?"
    meaning that he cares more about his addiction and his own world thsn his frends and wats happening aroud him.

    also the name of the song is "buy now pay later (charlie no.2)"
    BUY meaning the literal turn of exchanging goods for money and PAY meaning how his life will turn out.
    && also charlie is a slang word for cocaine. though i dont no if that had nething to do with it.

    i love this song soo muchh.
    && yeah thats what i thinkk its bout n all.
    Flag Dee_001on October 03, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:its talkin about suicide...there are three parts ta this song nd they are all remindin me of suicide...nd idk i think its also bout...nevermind
    Flag ...yup...on July 16, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:You can't afford it now
    You can't afford it now
    You can't afford it now
    You'll try and you'll fail
    And love it like a little dog
    And feed it on the scraps you find
    And kiss it while you're still asleep
    You buy now and pay later '
    The lines are reasonably self explanatory. The first line “You can't afford it now” has to meanings. One being he literally cannot afford the money for the drugs, as well as meaning he cannot manage an addiction. The lines four through to seven detail the effects of the addiction, whilst the last states the detrimental effects in the long term from the drugs.
    Flag motman440on April 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It is worth noting that "Charlie" is an old slang term for heroin. A reference to Stevie Plunder's heroin addiction.
    Flag Mobysevenon March 23, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This song is to about charlie who has a drug addiction who is actually Stevie Plunder who stevie later jumps off a cliff
    Flag yellowesprit345on July 15, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I'm definately agreeing with the drugs theme. Every word of the song is angry but still sad at the person taking the drugs. Like it's killing the onlooker just as much as the user but they're fed up with it and their pain has turned into anger. It's such a sad song.
    Flag Peckaon December 20, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:You'll try and you'll fail
    should be
    you try and you fail

    n its theres a girl not heres a girl
    Flag dutch_angel_moion December 05, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:wow. i didnt know about who charlie was.
    the song reminds me bout my own alcho problem
    Flag dutch_angel_moion December 05, 2005   Link

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