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


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