On a dark desert Highway, cool wind in his 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
He had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
He 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,
He thought I heard them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely face)
Plenty of room 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 pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the moonlight, sweet summer sweat,
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So he called up the Captain,
'Please bring me my wine'
He said, 'We haven't had this spirit
Here since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake 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)
Livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling,
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 he remember,
He was running for the door
He had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
'Relax', said the night man,
'We are programmed to receive,
You can check out any time you like,
But you can never leave'.