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 in corridor

I thought I heard them say... ...

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place (such a lovely face)

There s plenty of rooms at the

Hotel California

Any time of year you can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted

She got the Mercedes-Benz

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 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

Calofornia Such a lovely place

(such a loveely face)

They livin it up at the Hotel California

What a nice surprise bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceilling

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 programmed to receive

You can check out any time you like

But you can never leav