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Margies At The Lincoln Park Inn by Brian Harris

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Here's some information about the song "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn":

It was written by Tom T. Hall and released in 1969 by American country music singer Bobby Bare.
The song topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
It tells the story of a man who learns that his wife, Margie, is cheating on him with another man at the Lincoln Park Inn, a motel in Phoenix, Arizona.
The song is notable for its use of spoken word in the verses, which Bare delivers in a low, gravelly voice.
It has been covered by many artists, including Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Merle Haggard.
Here are the lyrics to the song:

(Verse 1) My name's in the paper where I took the Boy Scouts to hike My hands are all dirty from workin' on my little boy's bike The preacher came by and I talked for a minute with him My wife's in the kitchen, I hear the pots and the pans begin

(Chorus) But Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn With a salesman from Des Moines And I know why she's there, I've been there before But I made a promise that I wouldn't cheat anymore I tried to keep it, I really did But the feel of her nylon and the smell of her perfume Took me back to that motel room Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn

(Verse 2) I remember the neon, the smell of the stale cigarette smoke The ice machine hummin' and the traffic on the interstate Margie in the corner, laughin' with a stranger's hand in her hair And me, sittin' there like a sucker, watchin' her not care

(Chorus) 'Cause Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn With a salesman from Des Moines And I know why she's there, I've been there before But I made a promise that I wouldn't cheat anymore I tried to keep it, I really did But the feel of her nylon and the smell of her perfume Took me back to that motel room Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn

(Bridge) I hear the tires on the gravel, turnin' into the drive My hands are all greasy, my heart's about to explode She walks in the door, lookin' like a movie star And I know right then, it's gonna happen again, no matter how hard I try

(Chorus) 'Cause Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn With a salesman from Des Moines And I know why she's there, I've been there before But I made a promise that I wouldn't cheat anymore I tried to keep it, I really did But the feel of her nylon and the smell of her perfume Took me back to that motel room Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn

(Outro) Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn And I'm still here, holdin' on to the dream That someday, maybe, she'll come back to me But 'til then, Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn
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