Behind the stairs and the Coke machine

Down in the corner, sight unseen

In the cheap motel



It's concrete walls and concrete walks

Concrete halls and concrete blocks

In the cheap motel



The girl at the desk, she's learning guitar

Watching the faces, counting the cars

In the cheap motel



Works by herself, likes it alone

Eyes looking through you, harder than stone

In the cheap motel



That highway sings, that highway moans

All the lonely hearts on the highway home



The ice machine, she's broken down

And we're stuck out here on the edge of town

In the cheap motel



It's checkout time and they're on their way

But we're still here for another day

In the cheap motel



That highway sings, that highway moans

All the lonely hearts on the highway home



The Chicano maid, she's feeling good

Got a sister that works in Hollywood

No the cheap motel

The window's barred and the doors are locked

Time stands still on a broken clock

In the cheap motel