On a dark desert highway
Cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitasRising 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 a mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be heaven or this could be hell
Then she lit up the 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
There′s plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year
You can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
She's got the Mercedes Benz
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
Said, "Please bring me my wine"
He said, "We haven′t had that spirit here since 1969"
And still those voices are calling from far away
They 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 face
They're living it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise
Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling
Pink champagne on ice
She said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
In the master's chamber
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 that 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"
