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Zero Star Hotel

from A Barrel Of Monkeys by Bruce Salmon

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lyrics

Well, I pulled up my roots from my hometown
made my way across the burial ground
to a place with no amenities; no water, no well
there ain't no bellhop at a zero star hotel

daddy's been gone for three years now
momma's playing organ on Sunday
my boy's on his own, he's a man about town
reserve me a room in a zero star hotel

we towed that bus to the side of the bluff
strung up a tarp for when the weather gets rough
can't see the highway, but that don't mean I'm blind
I drove in my stakes with a peaceful mind

it ain't the kinda place you could call a nest
ain't the kinda place for the one I love best
it ain't quite heaven, but its a long way from hell
don't need a reservation at a zero star hotel

we towed that bus to the side of the bluff
strung up a tarp for when the weather gets rough
can't see the highway, but that don't mean I'm blind
staked my stakes with a peaceful mind

there's no guarantee I won't die here alone
in this place far away where there ain't no phones
when the sun come up you'll know where I am
close to the banks of the Rio Grande
close to the banks of the Rio Grande

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from A Barrel Of Monkeys, released May 3, 2014
Emilie Clepper: vocals
Ralph White: violin
BMS: guitar, vocals

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Bruce Salmon Alpine, Texas

Bruce Salmon is a New Orleans native, Texas-raised musician, troubadour, and singer/songwriter. His music is steeped in the Texas songwriting tradition, seasoned by hometown jazz, funk, and blues.
Mr. Salmon has also extensively studied Eastern European folk music at the source in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Turkey and Romania. ... more

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