Broadway Hotel Lyrics - Singles - Al Stewart

You told the man in the Broadway Hotel 

Nothing was stranger than being yourself 

And he replied, with a tear in his eye 

Love was a rollaway 

Just a cajole away 

Mist on a summer's day 

Nothing was clear 

Love was a smile away 

Just a defile away 

I sought it every way 

No one came near. 

You asked the man for a room with a view 

Nothing was said as he stared at his shoe 

Then he replied as he gave you the key 

Love was a rollaway 

Just an unfold away 

That's all there is to say 

No one came near. 

Alone in your room you hide 

As the night rolls by 

In the street outside 

And you feel over the words he said 

Till they turn to rain all around your head 

You're seeking a hideaway 

Where the light of day 

Doesn't touch your face 

And a door sign keeps the world away 

Behind the shades 

Of your silent day.