Standin' at the Big Hotel

BUTCH HANCOCK

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

Chorus:
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

Trivia about the song Standin' at the Big Hotel by Jerry Jeff Walker

When was the song “Standin' at the Big Hotel” released by Jerry Jeff Walker?
The song Standin' at the Big Hotel was released in 1976, on the album “It's a Good Night for Singin'”.
Who composed the song “Standin' at the Big Hotel” by Jerry Jeff Walker?
The song “Standin' at the Big Hotel” by Jerry Jeff Walker was composed by BUTCH HANCOCK.

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