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 the corridor

I thought i heard them say

Welcome to the hotel california

Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face

Plenty of room at the hotel california
Any time of year
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 california
Such a lovely place

Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They're livin' it up at the hotel california

What a nice surprise
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 checkout any time you like
But you can never leave