There was a song in the 1980s. One of the last lyrics was "And I wound
up washing dishes in a Holiday Inn.  And sometimes I wonder what
became of him."  What was it called and who sang it

Dear shackelford66,

The song is "The First Day Of Summer", and the singer is Tony Carey.
The song was released as a single in 1984 and reached #33 on the
Billboard Charts in July that year.


Sources:

DigitalDreamDoor: Tony Carey Lyrics - The First Day Of Summer
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/music_tc/first_day_summer.html

American Top 40 - July 84
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~TF1K-MCD/data8407.html

Search terms used:
"dishes in a Holiday Inn"
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"Tony Carey" "first day of summer" 1984 33
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"Tony Carey" "first day of summer" 1984
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"Tony Carey" "first day of summer"
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Hope this answers your question!
Regards,
Scriptor

Thanks a lot.  That was driving me nuts.  I kept thinking it was the
Tony Carey song, "Fine Day for a reunion", and was puzzled that it was
not.