I checked in last night on motel row
With a woman I didn’t even know
I was trying to drop the cross I bear
And lighten up my load
I don’t know why I pulled into the Blue Lagoon
That place where I lost you
I don’t know what that sign said ‘Vacancy’
Because my heart had no room
What happened there last night
Was it wrong or right
I’ll let you decide
But high above where the turnpike ends
I saw your light on motel row
I saw your light on motel row
The time went by like diesel thunder
Under a hubcap moon
And the wreckage of my life lies shattered
Strewn around the room
On motel row
At night the wind blows cold down motel row
And rattles at the door
I woke before the dawn and I checked out
Following the road
What happened there last night
Was it wrong or right
I’ll let you decide
But high above where the turnpike ends
I saw your light on motel row
I saw your light on motel row
I felt your love on motel row
credits
from The Lost Anglers,
released April 24, 2015
words owen burgess | music owen burgess ross edmunds | lead vocal ross edmunds | guitars john ford ross edmunds | acoustic guitar owen burgess | bass stephen starr | drums chris terry | harmony vocal megan sansom | backing vocal chris terry
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