The Evangeline Hotel

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Tom Russell

Thomas George "Tom" Russell (born March 5, 1947/1948[dubious – discuss]) is an American singer-songwriter. Although most strongly identified with the Texas Country music tradition, his music also incorporates elements of folk, Tex-Mex, and the cowboy music of the American West. Many of his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Johnny Cash, k.d. lang, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Jason Boland, Nanci Griffith, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Iris Dement, Dave Alvin, and Suzy Bogguss. Tom has also done collaborative work with renowned cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski. They have worked together on a few songs which have appeared in Tom's works over the years. more »

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1991

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Well, she moves like Betty Grable 
She's an actress waitin' tables 
And all her tips are kept inside a wishin' well 
She's got an agent down the hall 
He's got her photo on his wall 
She's got a room at the Evangeline Hotel

And from the tenth floor fire escape 
She can see the Great White Way
But not the street and not the eyes of those who fell 
She dreams she sees her name in lights 
She dreams that dream every night 
Room 10-04 at the Evangeline Hotel

It's "Rock of Ages cleft for thee" 
She's just a child of Tennessee 
Her daddy's girl, her golden curls locked in a spell 
Where you don't play your music loud 
And there ain't no men allowed 
On Friday nights at the Evangeline Hotel

You make it here, so they declare 
Then you can make it anywhere 
Those old cliches ring through the hall just like a bell 
But tell it to the ones who wait 
Behind the 23rd street gate 
On Friday nights at the Evangeline Hotel

It's "Rock of Ages cleft for thee" 
She's goin' back to Tennessee 
She's got a watch and winter coat that she can sell 
She learned the hard unspoken rules 
And things you'll never learn in school 
All down the halls of the Evangeline Hotel

And you can knock on any door 
Any room on every floor 
It's all the same at the Evangeline Hotel 
The House of Dreams called the Evangeline Hotel

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