Porter's Tale

this chartered busride's getting to me
 they promised me it only be
 'bout half as long
 and the man from "midnight cowboy"
 he's sitting in the back
 and his scent is getting oh so strong
 'bout three miles off the highway
 there's a hotel
 time to see film history
 where it was made
 stumblin' in the lobby
 just trying to strech my legs
 an unfamiliar porter
 reaches down to grab my bags
 he says if you're looking son
 then i'm afraid you're jagged
 'cuz scarlet never climbed these stairs
 rhett never slammed the door
 hollywood had never laid a single
 damn prop on this ballroom floor
 from the poorhouse down in suffolk
 to the appomattox county jail
 they say you'll be played for the fool
 if you fall for the porter's tale
 the look on this hotel is getting to me
 a man in a bar once said it'd be
 'bout twice as long
 and the guy i'd seen in "psycho"
 he's sitting at the desk
 and his stare is getting oh so strong
 'bout three men at thefront door
 there to greet me
 told them that a man from there
 had sent me here
 laughing to themselves they say
 oh you must mean levi
 sounds like you best turn around
 'looks like there's no reply
 CHORUS
 porter's tale following my dreams
 porter's tale wasn't what it seemed
 porter's tale he was puttin' me on when
 i found that the wind was gone
 i'd been taken down in richmond
 and a bar called the lonesome dove
 didn't need to spend a fortune
 to find cheap motel love
 i got taken by a bell boy
 a kid i gave my trust
 promised me opportunity
 and all i got was bust