Lyrics

I'm checking into the Blues Hotel
I've got bruises on my ego and my heart as well
I've got a few stories I'd better find some way to tell
So I'm checking in to the Blues Hotel

We met one morning at Eat's Cafe
She was looking like a secret and giving none of it away
She handed me the check which I proceeded to pay
Then I followed her home when she walked away

You'll find me at the Blues Hotel tonight
It's bourbon and the blues for me tonight

We planned to meet at a bar downtown
She stood me up and she let me down
Came home in the morning and guess what I found
She'd spent the night at a bar uptown

One day I found my soul on the kitchen floor
It was pushed into the corner with a whole lot more
I picked it up and brushed it off and headed out the door
I didn't win that battle and I didn't win the war

There's Bulleit at the bar downstairs tonight
I'm playing at the Blues Hotel tonight

Now I'm checking out of the Blues Hotel
With this Valco amp and this National
I'm riding with the devil all the way to hell
Cuz I got everything I need from the Blues Hotel