On a dark
desert highway
cool wind
in my hair
Warm smell
of colitas
rising up
through the air
Up ahead
in the distance
I saw a
shimmering light
My head
grew heavy
and my sight
grew dim
I had to stop
for the night
There she stood
in the doorway
I heard the
mission bell
And I was
thinking to
myself
This could be
Heaven or this
could be Hell
Then she lit up
a candle and
she showed me
the way
There were
voices down
the corridor
I thought I
heard them say
Welcome to the
Hotel California
Such a
lovely place
Such a
lovely place
Such a
lovely face
Plenty of room
at the Hotel
California
Any time of year
Any time of year
you can
find it here
Her mind is
Tiffany-twisted
she got the
Mercedes bends
She got a lot
of pretty
pretty boys
that she
calls friends
How they dance
in the courtyard
sweet summer
sweat
Some dance to
remember
some dance to
forget
So I called up
the Captain
Please bring me
my wine
He said
We haven't
had that
spirit here
since nineteen
sixty nine
And still those
voices are
calling
from far away
Wake you up
in the middle
of the night
Just to hear
them say
Welcome to the
Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up
at the Hotel
California
What a nice
surprise
What a nice
surprise
bring your alibis
Mirrors on the
ceiling
The pink champagne
on ice
And she said
We are all just
prisoners here
of our own device
And in the
master's chambers
They gathered
for the feast
The stab it with
their steely
knives
But they
just can't kill
the beast
Last thing I
remember I was
Running
for the door
I had to find
the passage back
To the place
I was before
Relax said the
night man
We are programmed
to receive
You can checkout
any time you like
but you can
never leave