Hotel California 

 

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 thinkin' 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 face

 

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

Any time of year 

You can find it here

 

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted

She got the Mercedes bends , uh

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 1969"

 

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 face

 

They livin' it up at the Hotel California

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"