On a dark desert highway

Cool wind in my hair

The warm smell of colitas

Rising up through the air

Up ahead in a 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 face

There's plenty of room in the Hotel California

Any time of year, you can find it here



Her mind is tiffany twisted

She's got a Mercedes Benz

She's got a lotta 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 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're 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"

In the masters chambers they're 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 runnin' 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 recieve

You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave"