Eddie From Ohio - Porter's Tale lyrics

This chartered busride's getting to me They promised me it only be 'bout half as long And the man from "midnight cowboy" He's sitting in the back And his scent is getting oh so strong 'bout three miles off the highway There's a hotel Time to see film history Where it was made Stumblin' in the lobby Just trying to strech my legs An unfamiliar porter Reaches down to grab my bags He says if you're looking son Then i'm afraid you're jagged 'cuz scarlet never climbed these stairs Rhett never slammed the door Hollywood had never laid a single Damn prop on this ballroom floor From the poorhouse down in suffolk To the appomattox county jail They say you'll be played for the fool If you fall for the porter's tale The look on this hotel is getting to me A man in a bar once said it'd be 'bout twice as long And the guy i'd seen in "psycho" He's sitting at the desk And his stare is getting oh so strong 'bout three men at thefront door There to greet me Told them that a man from there Had sent me here Laughing to themselves they say Oh you must mean levi Sounds like you best turn around 'looks like there's no reply CHORUS Porter's tale following my dreams Porter's tale wasn't what it seemed Porter's tale he was puttin' me on when I found that the wind was gone I'd been taken down in richmond And a bar called the lonesome dove Didn't need to spend a fortune To find cheap motel love I got taken by a bell boy A kid i gave my trust Promised me opportunity And all i got was bust CHORUS