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Verse 1:
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Out on Route 66, way back to the sticks
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Out on the old Chisolm trail
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Just east of El Reno next to Ted's Escondido
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Sat the old Lucky Diamond Motel
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Lucille and Madonna slinging cheese enchiladas
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Chain smoking non-filtered Pall Malls
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Old men shooting pool and cursing like fools
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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
Chorus:
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Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel
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The Queen of the old mother road
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There's color TV and the kids eat for free
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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
Verse 2:
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There's air streams and truckers and two timing lovers
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Teenagers out raising hell
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There's cowboys and shriners and old five and dimers
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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
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Room 23 was the first time for me
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A stripper named Rita Cantrell
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I spent all of my money on that sweet Spanish honey
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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
Chorus:
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Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel
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The Queen of the old mother road
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There's color TV and the kids eat for free
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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
Verse 3:
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Oh the sign said, we doze but we never do close
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I remember her red dress so well
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Old Rita's passed on, the neon sign's gone
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At the old Lucky Diamond Motel
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There's a big wrecking ball, Just tore down the wall,
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A piece of America fell
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Now I'm all for progress, but god knows that I miss
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The old Lucky Diamond Motel
Chorus:
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Yeah the old Lucky Diamond, Lucky Diamond Motel
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The Queen of the old mother road
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There's color TV and the kids eat for free
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Last Updated: March 5, 2026