Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley

Genre: Pop

Length: 2:07

“Heartbreak Hotel” is based on a supposed apocryphal tale regarding a newspaper article co-writer Tommy Durden read concerning a lonely man who had jumped to his death from a hotel window, leaving a note which read “I walk a lonely street”. This scenario stuck in his craw, and he crafted some lyrics based around the event, eventually taking the song to his friend and songwriting partner Mae Boren Axton who suggested – “Let’s put a Heartbreak Hotel at the end of this lonely street”. Presley’s...

Heartbreak Hotel lyrics

Well, since my baby left me
Well, I found a new place to dwell
Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street
At Heartbreak Hotel
Where I'll be
I'll be so lonely, baby
Well, I'm so lonely
I'll be so lonely, I could die
Oh, and although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken-hearted lovers
To cry there in their gloom
They'll be so
They'll be so lonely, baby
Well, they get so lonely
They're so lonely, they could die
Now, the bell hop's tears keep flowin'
And the desk clerk's dressed in black
Well, they've been so long on Lonely Street
They'll never, never look back
And they get so
They get so lonely, baby
Well, they're so lonely
They'll get so lonely, they could die
Well, now, if your baby leaves you
And you got a tale to tell
Well, just take a walk down Lonely Street
To Heartbreak Hotel
Where you will be
You will be so lonely, baby
Well, you will be lonely
You'll be so lonely, you could die
Oh, and although it's always crowded
You still can find some room
For broken-hearted lovers
To cry there in their gloom
Where they get so
They get so lonely, baby
Well, they're so lonely
They'll be so lonely, they could die

Heartbreak Hotel lyrics

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