Porter's Tale

this chartered busride's getting to me

they promised me it only be

'bout half as long

and the man from "midnight cowboy"

he's sitting in the back

and his scent is getting oh so strong

'bout three miles off the highway

there's a hotel

time to see film history

where it was made

stumblin' in the lobby

just trying to strech my legs

an unfamiliar porter

reaches down to grab my bags

he says if you're looking son

then i'm afraid you're jagged

'cuz scarlet never climbed these stairs

rhett never slammed the door

hollywood had never laid a single

damn prop on this ballroom floor

from the poorhouse down in suffolk

to the appomattox county jail

they say you'll be played for the fool

if you fall for the porter's tale

the look on this hotel is getting to me

a man in a bar once said it'd be

'bout twice as long

and the guy i'd seen in "psycho"

he's sitting at the desk

and his stare is getting oh so strong

'bout three men at thefront door

there to greet me

told them that a man from there

had sent me here

laughing to themselves they say

oh you must mean levi

sounds like you best turn around

'looks like there's no reply

CHORUS

porter's tale following my dreams

porter's tale wasn't what it seemed

porter's tale he was puttin' me on when

i found that the wind was gone

i'd been taken down in richmond

and a bar called the lonesome dove

didn't need to spend a fortune

to find cheap motel love

i got taken by a bell boy

a kid i gave my trust

promised me opportunity

and all i got was bust