Standin' At The Big Hotel Lyrics - Joe Ely

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