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  "Charlie's Song" is about one of the few things in this life that no one should have to go through and that is a parent losing a child.  As this song states several times, Charlie was almost three and that's also just too young for someone to die, as they didn't really have a chance to live their life, to realize their potential and see what it's all about.  It's sad in and of itself that a child doesn't get to grow up, but this song is also about those parents who have lost children. Tripi sings about the differences between the parents, as with the father: "And he said please, why don't you come and pick me", which is just a way I think every parent would feel- they would rather it be them than their child.  As the lyrics discuss the mother they say: "Now Charlie's mom is good with words / But there ain't no way to describe this hurt" and it's true.  There is a line after this about how this is a club no one ...