dark desert highway
A 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 a 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 him say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place, such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
9 AM room at the Hotel California
Anytime of year, you can find it here
Her mind is stiff and it's twisted
She's got a Mercedes Benz
She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
She called 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 wife
He said, we haven't had a 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 living it up at the
Hotel California
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling
and the pink champagne on ice
She said, they're all prisoners here
of our only rights
And in the master's chambers
they gathered for the feast
They stabbed with the 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 a passage back
To the place I was before
Relax, it's a nightmare
We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave