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 he stood in the doorway
then I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be heaven or
This could be hell
Then he lit up a candle
And he showed me the way
I heard these voices down the corridor
and I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
Any time of year
You can find it here
His mind is tiffany-twisted
he's got the mercedes bends
he's got a lot of Pretty girls
Then he calls his friends
How they dance in the courtyard
Sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember
but dance to forget
So I called up the captain
Please bring me my wine
We haven't had the spirit here
Since nineteen ninety nine
And still those voices
Are calling from far away
Wake you up
In the middle of the night, too
Just to hear them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They living it up
At the Hotel California
What a nice surprise
bring your alibis
mirrors is on the ceiling
depict champaign is on ice
he said
we are all just prisoners here on
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
the 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