[Verse 1]
Hey, I been on the road too long
I don't know where I belong
Don't know how to say, “Goodbye, baby”
Say, I think of my yesterdays
Of loving that fades away
You're loving me
And I don't love nobody now
[Chorus]
Hotels and one-night stands are my speed
Give me a place I can leave
I wanna be someone I've never met before
Here's the key to the nineteenth floor
Somebody open the door
And give me a reason to keep coming back for more
[Verse 2]
Hey, I been on the magazines
I faced the American dream
Don't you think I know it?
Say, I think I been through the war
Well, I've been to England, of course
But I wanna be
Someplace I've never been before
[Chorus]
Hotels and one-night stands are my speed
Give me a place I can leave
I wanna be someone I've never met before
Here's the key to the nineteenth floor
Somebody open the door
And give me a reason to keep coming back for more
[Instrumental]
[Verse 3]
I bet you can guess my name
And you need my flame
Feed me
Hey, I don't know who you are
But I'll bet you know I'm a star
Remember me?
I'm the one who never went too far
[Chorus]
Hotels and one-night stands are my speed
Give me a place I can leave
I wanna be someone I've never met before
Here's the key to the nineteenth floor
Somebody open the door
And give me a reason to keep coming back for more
[Chorus]
Here's the key to the nineteenth floor
Somebody open the door
And give me a reason of coming back for more
Hotels and One-Night Stands was written by Janis Ian.
Hotels and One-Night Stands was produced by Joe Wissert.
Janis Ian released Hotels and One-Night Stands on Tue Jun 27 1978.