Findlay's Motel Lyrics - Walkabouts

Findlay was on his last legs 

But he made the rules 

Said suffer fools gladly 

But never end up as the sufferin' fool 

He shook me down 

Though it was my first week on the job 

Said travellers will trick you 

But you will find out all them things for yourself 

Yes you will 

Findlay he threw me the keys 

As he walked outside 

And he turned on the big neon sign 

But only half of it burned 

And I was there fightin' off dreams 

When she pulled in the drive 

The sound of her wheels woke me up 

And there she was, standin' inside 

By the stretch 

Of a pine barren road 

Where the night 

Never did what was told 

(I never did what was told) 

Rooms for the night 

Room for your rest 

Rooms for the night 

At Findlay's Motel 

She looked like she had come down 

From the rattlesnake hills 

And she pushed the gun to my jaw 

And told me to clean out the till 

As I handed her over the cash 

Findlay limped in 

The old man he reached for her gun 

But she was stronger than him 

Yes she was 

By the stretch 

Of a pine barren road 

Where the night 

Never did what was told 

(I never did what was told) 

Rooms for the night 

Room for your rest 

Rooms for the night 

At Findlay's Motel 

Now bullets don't care what they hit 

And Findlay went down 

And she dropped the gun to the floor 

And said, you best call somone now 

But my eyes they were fixed on the door 

And I walked straight outside 

Said suffer fools gladly 

As long as this sufferin' keeps you alive 

For a spell