behind the flowers in the place i stay
she breathed in and took my breath away
i was a stranger in a denver hotel lounge
she sat across from me on a crushed white velvet couch

we shared red wine till our lips turned blue
talking all about the crazy things that people do

at the hotel love
the taxis bring the high heels home at night
the piano man sings an old love song or two
and we sing along like hotel lovers do

there's an old man sittin' by the window pane
he knows the old love song from his wedding day
he thinks back to his vegas honeymoon
and how they danced all night in that hotel ballroom
as the old man thinks a young man drinks
a drink too big for him but it's alright
cause it's summertime and his date is fine
and her husband well he sleeps all night

at the hotel love
the taxis bring the high heels home at night
the piano man sings an old love song or two
and we sing along like hotel lovers do

as the moon falls down on another room in town
the candles burn and the doorlocks turn to crime
till checkout time
at the hotel love