On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell

Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air

And I was thinking to myself, 'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night

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

So I called up the Captain, 'Please bring me my wine'

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends

He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'

How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.

And still those voices are calling from far away,

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

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 living 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

Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door

And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'

I had to find the passage back To the place I was before

And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast

'Relax,' said the night man, We are programmed to receive.

They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast

You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave! ..........