Al Stewart - Broadway Hotel

You told the man in the Broadway Hotel


Nothing was stranger than being yourself


And he replied, with a tear in his eye


Love was a rollaway


Just a cajole away


Mist on a summer's day


Nothing was clear


Love was a smile away


Just a defile away


I sought it every way


No-one came near.





You asked the man for a room with a view


Nothing was said as he stared at his shoe


Then he replied as he gave you the key


Love was a rollaway


Just an unfold away


That's all there is to say


No-one came near.





Alone in your room you hide


as the night rolls by


In the street outside


And you feel over the words he said


Till they turn to rain all around your head.





You're seeking a hideaway


Where the light of day


Doesn't touch your face


And a door-sign keeps the world away


Behind the shades


Of your silent day.





You made your home in the Broadway Hotel


Room service came at the push of a bell


And the man said as he put down the tray


Love was a stealaway


Just a reveal away


I tried to find a way


Nothing was clear


Then as he turned away


You asked the man to stay


He was there all the day


No-one came near.