Two Dollar Hotel

Story Behind The Song

Living in a low rent apartment ($60 a month) while gigging 6 nights a week and hoping each night the right person would be in the crowd to discover my talent. This brought an inspiration to me to write this situation down and put it to music.

Song Description

Being a struggling musician looking for the big break to make it big. Wanting to move up in life instead of the current 'Cheap' motel turned apartment space he calls home.

Song Length 3:05 Genre Country - Contemporary, Folk - Contemporary
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Cool Subject Loneliness, Stardom
Similar Artists Clint Black, Willie Nelson Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

Two Dollar Hotel

Music and Lyrics by: Ken Morse 1971 copyright 2003/4
#1 in Broadjam reviews July 2004


Down the dusty road ~ traveling

Unraveling the wisdom from the pain

Security is something in a telephone book

I?ve never been there long enough

For them to print my name

(Chorus)

So strum that old guitar you lonesome rambler

Stand upon that stage and give it hell

Keep hoping that tonight there will be someone in the crowd

To save you from another night in that 2 dollar hotel


Lay your money down let your numbers spin around

You?re a rambling, gambling kind of music man

You give your heart the lady?s take it

You?re hoping that no one will break it

The devil and the 2 dollar hotel have got your name

(Chorus)

So strum that old guitar you lonesome rambler

Stand upon that stage and give it hell

Keep hoping that tonight there?ll be someone in the crowd

To save you from another night in that 2 dollar hotel

Break ( one verse)

So strum that old guitar you lonesome rambler

Stand upon that stage and give it hell

Keep hoping that tonight there?ll be someone in the crowd

To save you from the devil and that 2 dollar hotel


To save you from the devil and that 2 dollar hotel

Lyrics Kenneth C. Morse Music Kenneth C. Morse
Producer Kenneth C. Morse Performance Kenneth C. Morse and Earl Bigelow

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