Thanks everyone, interesting points.

I guess:

Down the windy halls of friendship
To the rose clipped by the bullwhip
The motel of lost companions
Waits with heated pool and bar.

But me I'm not stopping there,
Got my own row left to hoe
Just another line in the field of time

still mean something to me, not that I get to see motels with heated pools and bars *grin*

Clinton,

Thanks for the heads up regarding Stephen Fearing. I do however have to say that he just seems a pale Richard Thompson impression. I have only heard 30 second clips on Amazon, though

Paul