Subterraneans Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Thrarc 

Cover art for Subterraneans lyrics by David Bowie

I interpret this as either he talked Caroline and Shelly into a threesome back at the Sharebright Motor Lodge but his credit card was declined, or he accidentally called Shelly "Caroline" back at the Sharebright Motor Lodge and now everything has been declined. Either way the night has turned out to be far less terranean than he had hoped...

...or that East Berlin thing.