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Standin' at the Big Hotel
Joe Ely
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I was standing at a big hotel
Wishing 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
Looking down that barrel
I could see the gates of hell
Standing at a big hotel
I went walking down the avenue
Looking for someone that looked like you
But I never saw a face
That seemed to ring a bell
I stopped beside the five and dime
Just window shopping and wasting time
When along came a gal
That sold me all she had to sell
She left me standing 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 standing at a big hotel
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The blind lady with her old tin cup
Had her pencils all sharpened up
She was standing in the doorway
Just to see what she could sell
But nobody bought a thing all night
They just thought she was a pitiful sight
You know the Lord helps
The girl who helps herself
Standing at a big hotel
I know what you're thinking 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
Standing 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 standing at a big hotel
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