Standin' At The Big Hotel lyrics
Song information
Artist: Ely Joe Album: Best Of Joe Ely
Lyrics
I was standin at a big hotel Wishin everybody well But if anybody paid me any mind it was hard to tell A big policeman on his beat Pulled his pistol and he pointed at me Lookin down the barrel I could see the gates of hell I was standin' at a big hotel
So I went walkin down the avenue Lookin for someone who looked like you But I never saw a face that seemed to ring a bell So I stopped beside the five and dime Just window-shoppin and wastin time When along came a gal who sold me all she had to sell She left me standin' at a big hotel I lost my mind in the wilds of hollywood I did some time in the shadows where I stood I let the cards fall where they fell.. And I found myself standin' at a big hotel A blind lady with a big tin cup Had her pencils all sharpened up She was standin in the door just to see what she could sell But nobody bought a thing all night They thought she was a pitiful sight Lord help the gal who helps herself Standin' at a big hotel
Long gone are horse n buggy days Big limousines are here to stay And when they see you to the door They want something for their help But I saw somebody make a little slip He only left the kid a ten cent tip You shoulda heard what I heard when I heard that bell boy yell.. Standin' at a big hotel
Lord lord what's the matter with me To pay so much for the song I sing When all I was doin was singin it to myself Like standin in a stagnant stream With nothin in the world left to dream I was dyin at the bottom of a dried up wishin well I was standin' at a big hotel
Well I know what you're thinkin today I can feel it though I'm miles away Everybody knows I love my southern belle But from the east to the wild wild west They say a bird in the hand is best So here I am with a bird dog and a bottle of muscatel Standin' at a big hotel
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