Lyrics
He drove up to the motel
He arrived at the motel.
In his town and country car
Arrived in a Chrysler Town and Country car.
He watched the working women
Observed women working.
With the field hands from the farm
Noticed field hands from the farm.
He walked into the lobby
Entered the lobby.
With his pleased to see you smile
Had a friendly smile.
Scribbled on to the register
Wrote a fake name in the register.
His fictitious name and smiled
Continued to smile.
The footsteps of a young girl
Heard the footsteps of a young girl.
Came tapping along the hall
Girl approached down the hall.
The outline of his features
His features cast a shadow on the wall.
Were shadowed on the wall
Outline of his features was visible.
She stood a little nervous
The girl stood nervously.
Half lit by the neon light
Half-lit by neon light.
That flashed in many colours
Neon light flashed in many colors.
Through the darkness of the night
Amid the darkness of the night.
The skin on his face
His face looked weathered.
Like a well worn saddle
His smile resembled a well-worn saddle.
Smiled as he said goodnight
Said goodnight with a smile.
At the melody motel
At the Melody Motel.
It was business as usual
Normal business at the motel.
As the girls wiped the tears from their eyes
Girls wiping tears from their eyes.
His shirt lay by his bedside
His shirt and jeans lay by the bed.
His jeans down by his feet
Jeans down by his feet.
She swallowed hard and mumbled
She nervously mumbled with the key in her teeth.
With the key between her teeth
On went the television
Television turned on.
The picture flickering slow
Picture flickering slowly.
Top cat in the alley way
Watching "Top Cat" in an alleyway.
As they sat there all alone
Alone together in the room.
He drove back up his driveway
Returned home in his car.
In his town and country car
In the Town and Country car.
His wife was cooking chicken
Wife cooking chicken with a baby in her arms.
With a baby in her arms
The smell of home cooked dinner
Smell of home-cooked dinner in the air.
Filled the air at home that night
Familiar scene at home that night.
Screaming Officer Dibble
TV showing "Officer Dibble" screaming.
In the TV's flickering light
In the flickering light of the TV.
Slumped in his favourite armchair
Relaxed in his favorite armchair.
His face as grey as stone
His face looked lifeless.
His feet up on the table
Feet up on the table next to chicken bones.
Next to the chicken bones
He seemed to show no feelings
Showed no emotions.
Picking corn out from his teeth
Picking corn from his teeth.
Police down at the motel
Police presence at the motel.
As the blood dried on the sheets
Blood dried on the sheets.
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