Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Standin' At The Big Hotel , by - Joe Ely. Release date: 31.12.1978
Song language: English
Standin' At The Big Hotel |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| And I did some time in the shadows where I stood |
| I let the cards fall where they fell |
| And then I found myself standin' at a big hotel |
| A blind lady with a old 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 just thought she was a pitiful sight |
| Now the Lord helps the gal who helps herself |
| Standin' at a big hotel |
| Oh, but 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 |
| Here I am with a bird dog and a bottle of muscatel |
| Standin' at a big hotel |
| I lost my mind in the wilds of Hollywood |
| And then I did some time in the shadows where I stood |
| I let the cards fall where they fell |
| And then I found myself standin' at a big hotel |
| Yeah, I found myself standin' at a big hotel |