Behind the stairs and the Coke machine Down in the corner, sight unseen In the cheap motel It's concrete walls and concrete walks Concrete halls and concrete blocks In the cheap motel The girl at the desk, she's learning guitar Watching the faces, counting the cars In the cheap motel Works by herself, likes it alone Eyes looking through you, harder than stone In the cheap motel That highway sings, that highway moans All the lonely hearts on the highway home The ice machine, she's broken down And we're stuck out here on the edge of town In the cheap motel It's checkout time and they're on their way But we're still here for another day In the cheap motel That highway sings, that highway moans All the lonely hearts on the highway home The Chicano maid, she's feeling good Got a sister that works in Hollywood Not the cheap motel The window's barred and the doors are locked Time stands still on a broken clock In the cheap motel