Hotel Yorba

Lyrics Information

I was watching
with one eye on the other side
I had fifteen people telling me to move
I got moving on my mind
I found shelter
in some thoughts turning wheels around
I said 39 times that I love you
to the beauty I had found
well it's 1,2,3,4
take the elevator
at the hotel yorba
I'll be glad to see you later
all they got inside is vacancy

I been thinking
of a little place down by the lake
they got a dirty little road leading up to the house
I wonder how long it will take till we're alone
sitting on the front porch of that home
stomping our feet on the wooden boards
never gonna worry about locking the door
well it's 1,2,3,4
take the elevator
at the hotel yorba
I'll be glad to see you later
all they got inside is vacancy

it might sound silly
for me to think childish thoughts like these
but I'm so tired of acting tough
and I'm gonna do what I please
let's get married
in a big cathedral by a priest
cause if I'm the man that you love the most
you can say 'I do' at least
well it's 1,2,3,4
take the elevator
at the hotel yorba
I'll be glad to see you later
all they got inside is vacancy
and it's 4,5,6,7
grab your umbrella
grab hold of me
cause I'm your favorite fella
all they got inside is vacancy

Performed by The White Stripes
Written by The White Stripes
(Peppermint Stripe Music, BMI)
BMI # 5807801

Releases

  • White Blood Cells
  • Hotel Yorba (includes live version)
  • White Blood Cells (reissue with DVD)
Quotes

Jack White:

    "The Hotel Yorba is a really disgusting hotel, and there was a great rumor when I was a kid that the Beatles had stayed there. They never did, but I loved that rumor. It was funny."
Notes

There is a video for [Hotel Yorba], which can be found on the [Hotel Yorba] single and on the DVD bonus disc with the 'White Blood Cells' rerelease. It's directed by Dan Miller and was shot in and around the Hotel Yorba in Detroit, MI.
This song was originally a 2 Star Tabernacle song.