Standin' At The Big Hotel Lyrics - Jerry Jeff Walker

Butch Hancock 

Well, I was standin' at a big hotel, just wishin' everybody well 

If anybody paid me any mind, it was hard to tell 

Then a big cop on his beat, took out his pistol and pointed at me 

Lookin' down the barrel, I swore I saw the gates of hell 

Standing at the big hotel 

Well, I walked on down the avenue, 

Just lookin' for someone that I looked like you 

I couldn't see a face that seemed to ring a bell 

And then I stopped beside the five and dime 

Just window shoppin' and wastin' time 

Along came a gal, she sold me all she had to sell 

She left me standin' at the big hotel 

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And then I lost my mind, in the wilds of Hollywood 

Then I spent some time in the shadows where I stood 

And I let those cards fall just where they fell 

And then I found myself, standin' at the big hotel 

Lord, Lord, what's the matter with me 

I pay so much for the song I sing 

And all I'm doin' is singin' em to myself 

It's like standin' in a stagnant stream 

With no water in the world left to drink 

I was down at the bottom of a dried up wishin' well 

Just standin' at a big hotel 

Chorus