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 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
They 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 check-out
any time you like
But you can never leave