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
Shes got the
Mercedes bends
Shes 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 havent had that
spirit here since 19 69
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
Theyre livin it up
at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise
What a nice surprise
Bring your alibies
Mirrors on the ceiling
Pink champagne on ice
And she said
We are all just
prisoners here
Of our own device
And in the masters
chambers
They gathered for
the feast
They stab it with their
steely knives
But they just cant
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 nightman
We are programed
to recieve
You can check out any
time you like
But you can never leave