There's a vacancy, won't you come to me And fill my empty spaces I'm a motel man in a promised land That's filled with empty faces So won't you bring your sorrows bring your dreams, It's a place for you to be There's no more tomorrow or that's how it seems Won't you come to me? I've got a vacancy
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A lonely host offers shelter to a stranger in a world filled with emptiness.
- In plain terms
- A motel man invites a lonely stranger to fill empty spaces in a hollow place.
- What can you take from it?
- Loneliness seeks connection even in empty places.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle empty spaces?
- What makes you feel welcome?
Another view
The invitation sounds more desperate than welcoming.
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