Blue Hotel
Neil Finn
SOME PARADISE THAT DRAWS ME ON
AS FAR AS I CAN GO
SOME ACT OF GOD GONE CRAZY NOW
FOR ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD
LIKE A TRAVELLER I’VE COME
I AM JUST A CHILD WAITIN’ ON THE BUS
FIND THE TWO OF US INSIDE THE BLUE HOTEL
WHERE I PAID MY RESPECTS
AND I NEVER WENT TO SLEEP ALL NIGHT
A LOST WILDERNESS THAT HAUNTS ME
WHERE I CAN’T FIND MY BREATH
SOME SACRIFICE IS NEEDED BEFORE I CAN GO ON
DOWN THE CORRIDORS I WALK
I’M SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT NUMBER ON THE DOOR
IT’S JUST ANOTHER NIGHT INSIDE THE BLUE HOTEL
WHERE I PAID MY RESPECTS
AND WE BOTH STAYED OUT OF SIGHT
AND I NEVER WENT TO SLEEP ALL NIGHT
SOME PARADISE THAT HOLDS ME
I SEALED IT WITH A KISS
SOME SACRIFICE IS NEEDED BEFORE I CAN GO ON
BEFORE I CAN GO ON
AND I PAID MY RESPECTS
WE BOTH STAYED OUT OF SIGHT
I LEFT A NOTE BY THE BED
THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT I WRITE
SOME SACRIFICE IS NEEDED
Song appears on:
Jimmy Barnes - Out In The Blue (album, 2007)
“‘Out in the Blue’ was an album I recorded after my first open heart surgery in 2007. Neil Finn wrote ‘Blue Hotel’ for me and it means a lot to be singing it here with him, along with Victoria Kelly’s string section and EJ in the backing choir. This is so special … Infinity Sessions.”