The glasses were all plastic
Little balls of no-name soap
No cable on the TV
The ice-machine was broke
Well, I guess that's what you get
For nineteen bucks and some change
But the cheapest motel in town
Cost him everything

They used the Bible for a coaster
Ain't never crossed their mind
Maybe they should've opened it
Instead of that high-dollar wine
It was just their little secret
A hideaway out West Main
But the cheapest motel in town
Cost him everything

He went from home in the suburbs
To an apartment in town
From being met at the door by two little kids
To a stray dog he'd found
He paid the price for pleasure
Now he can't afford the pain
And the cheapest motel in town
Cost him everything

They thought no-one would find them
But it isn't hard to spot
A brand-new black Mercedes-Benz
In that gravel parking lot
He fooled his wife 'til one night
She saw something he couldn't explain
And the cheapest motel in town
Cost him everything

He went from home in the suburbs
To an apartment in town
From bein' met at the door by two little kids
To a stray dog he'd found
He paid the price for pleasure
Now he can't afford the pain
Yeah, the cheapest motel in town
Cost him everything
It cost him everything
Cost him everything