Lyrics of Standin' at the big hotel

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
I was 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
So 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
I did some time in the shadows where i stood
I let the cards fall where they fell...
And i found myself standin' at a big hotel
A blind lady with a big 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 thought she was a pitiful sight
Lord help the gal who helps herself
Standin' at a big hotel

Long gone are horse n buggy days
Big limousines are here to stay
And when they see you to the door
They want something for their help
But i saw somebody make a little slip
He only left the kid a ten cent tip
You shoulda heard what i heard when i heard that bell boy yell...
Standin' at a big hotel

Lord lord what's the matter with me
To pay so much for the song i sing
When all i was doin was singin it to myself
Like standin in a stagnant stream
With nothin in the world left to dream
I was dyin at the bottom of a dried up wishin well
I was standin' at a big hotel

Well 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
So here i am with a bird dog and a bottle of muscatel
Standin' at a big hotel