It Sure Can Get Cold in Des Moines

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Tom T. Hall

Thomas "Tom T." Hall (born May 25, 1936, in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is a retired American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting. more »

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1971

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The Iowa weather was 13 below 
I had come to Des Moines for a radio show 
I awoke in the evening from a traveler's sleep 
With notions of something to eat

The old elevator slid down past the floors 
My head and my eyes said "You should have slept more." 
The man at the desk said the restaurant was closed 
Outside it was 14 below

The lounge was still open and so I walked in 
In place of my food I had two double gins 
I looked 'round the room, as a tourist would do 
That's when I saw the girl in the booth

She sat there and cried in the smoky half-dark 
The silent type crying that tears out your heart 
Her clothes were not cut in the new modern way 
And her suitcase had seen better days

Nobody asked her what caused her such pain 
Nobody spoke up, yet no one complained 
Without even asking, I knew why she cried 
Life is just like that sometimes

The man at the desk said, "It's 15 below." 
The bellhop said "Yeah man, that's cold...that's cold." 
I went back to my room and I wrote down this song 
Oh it sure can get cold in Des Moines

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