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Picture a hotel room
Picture a hotel room
Clothes scattered across the floor
Clothes scattered across the floor
Covers pulled back from the pillow
Covers pulled back from the pillow
A sign hung on the door
A sign hung on the door
Two lovers locked up tight
Two lovers locked up tight
Through the endless days and nights
Through the endless days and nights
Hiding something they can't show
Hiding something they can't show
Something no-one must know


Chorus
Something no one else must know
 
 
 
''Chorus:''
 
There's a room without a number
There's a room without a number
While the sign outside says there's
 
no vacancy as you take your key
While the sign outside says there's no vacancy
They smile at you so understandingly
 
As you take your key, they smile at you so understandingly
 
 


She cried out in the night
She cried out in the night
Woke the porter from his sleep
Woke the porter from his sleep
He grinned slyly to himself
He grinned slyly to himself
As he went to fetch his keys
As he went to fetch his keys
Look what love has brought them to
Look what love has brought them to
This terrible nightmare
This terrible nightmare
His or hers he could not tell
 
His or hers, he could not tell
 
As they were sleeping there
As they were sleeping there


Chorus


And I wish he could be
 
''(Chorus)''
 
 
 
And I wish you could be
 
The man he was before he was me
The man he was before he was me


A girl arrived at first light
A girl arrived at first light
And enquired if they'd been seen
And enquired if they'd been seen
And why the numbers ran from twelve
And why the numbers ran from twelve
Missing out thirteen
Missing out thirteen
And they said oh my darling
And they said oh my darling
Put it down to superstition
Put it down to superstition
Try to avoid a scandal
Try to avoid a scandal
And don't arouse suspicion
And don't arouse suspicion
They re-arranged the furniture
They re-arranged the furniture
They even papered over the door
They even papered over the door
There's a room without a number
While the sign outside says there's no vacancy
As you take your key, they smile just so so you know


There's a room without a number
There's a room without a number
While the sign outside says there's
no vacancy as you take your key
They smile just so so you know


Chorus
While the sign outside says there's no vacancy
 
As you take your key, they smile just so so you know
 
 
 
''(Chorus)''

Revision as of 04:39, 3 May 2009

Picture a hotel room

Clothes scattered across the floor

Covers pulled back from the pillow

A sign hung on the door

Two lovers locked up tight

Through the endless days and nights

Hiding something they can't show

Something no one else must know


Chorus:

There's a room without a number

While the sign outside says there's no vacancy

As you take your key, they smile at you so understandingly


She cried out in the night

Woke the porter from his sleep

He grinned slyly to himself

As he went to fetch his keys

Look what love has brought them to

This terrible nightmare

His or hers, he could not tell

As they were sleeping there


(Chorus)


And I wish you could be

The man he was before he was me


A girl arrived at first light

And enquired if they'd been seen

And why the numbers ran from twelve

Missing out thirteen

And they said oh my darling

Put it down to superstition

Try to avoid a scandal

And don't arouse suspicion

They re-arranged the furniture

They even papered over the door


There's a room without a number

While the sign outside says there's no vacancy

As you take your key, they smile just so so you know


There's a room without a number

While the sign outside says there's no vacancy

As you take your key, they smile just so so you know


(Chorus)