Motel Regrets

Took a look at that view from the window,
One last time,
Till the clouds rolled across.
And I shut the curtains,
And you shut your eyes,
And I shut my mind,
And kissed you goodbye,
And told you my lies,
And picked up my things,
And took off that ring,
And cleared my head in the haze of the booze,
Except when I saw your prettiest pair of shoes,
Red straps, red laces,
Stood by the door,
That I bought for you,
To take away your blues
When your brother died.
So I hurried out that door,
And down the motel corridor,
And picked up a cab,
And pictured your face,
And as the rain tumbled down,
And the cab wipers struggled,
I fell asleep,
And then we arrived,
With the sky darkening,
And I had no money,
To tip that man anything,
I climbed up the stairs,
And I knocked on her door,
And she let me in,
And we went to the bar,
And we laughed at pretty much everything,
And I laughed about you,
And forgot what I did,
And I took her back home,
And with all regrets gone,
We did our thing, time and time and time again.
Then next day I gave her a ring,
And told her that she was my love,
And she then believed,
What you once believed,
And time marched on,
But that ring never really meant anything,
At least not to me,
Not for her.
And her love never did come for free,
Paid for in full, three times a week.
And then that night alone in the bar,
When my walls were closing in,
I learned about how,
You damn near always pay for your sins.
See, your sister walked in,
With the rain weeping hard from her face,
Which at least had the grace,
To disguise the tears,
That her red eyes released.
And it’s then that she told me the news -
You were in that motel room,
Where I’d taken a look at that view from the window,
One last time,
And the clouds rolled across.
And you'd shut your eyes
When I shut the curtains,
And I'd shut my mind,
And told you my lies,
And picked up my things,
And took off that ring,
And cleared up my crimes in the haze of the booze,
Well, it’s there where they found you,
Hung from the laces,
Of your prettiest pair of shoes.