Story Behind the Song
written in the late night....this story is about the dreaded possibility of being falsely accused of a crime, and stuck in jail...with you own Room Built For One...
Lyrics
ONE SUMMER NIGHT, BACK IN 75
I WAS ROLLING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN
LOOKING FOR SOME LIFE
THE FIRST THING I SAW, IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR
THE FLASHING OF THE POLICE CAR LIGHTS
SLOWLY COMING NEARER
THEY TOOK ME TO THE STATION, ASKED HOW I WAS
NEXT THING I KNOW, THEY SAY I MUST CONFESS
I TELL ‘EM AIN’T NO WAY, SO THEY TIGHTEN UP THE CUFFS
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I’M IN A ROOM, BUILT JUST FOR ONE
I KNOW SOON, SOMEONE’S GONNA COME
THE JUDGE SAYS HE SAW ME PULL OUT A GUN, DROP A MAN TO HIS KNEES
THE MAN SAID THAT I’M THE ONE
AND EVERYBODY BELIEVED
THE POLICE MAN GAVE ME A DIME, TO MAKE MY ONLY CALL
ALL I GOT WAS HER ANSWERING SERVICE
“LEAVE A MESSAGE I’LL CALL”
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SOLO
SO HERE I SIT IN MY OWN LITTLE ROOM
WAITING FOR MY BABY TO COME,
I THINK I CAN WAIT ANOTHER THREE YEARS
CAUSE, I GOT NO WHERE TO RUN
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