on a dark dessert highway
cool wind in my hair
warm smell of colitas
rising up through the air
up ahead in the distance
i saw a shimmering night
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 the 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 x3
plenty of room at the hotel california
anytime of year x2
you can find it here
her mind is tiffany twisted
she got the mercedes benz
she got a lot of pretty,pretty boy
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 had that spirit here since 1969
and still those voices are calling from far way
wake you up in the middle of the night
just to hear them say
welcome to the hotel california
such a lovely place x3
they're livin it up at the hotel california
what a nice surprise x2
bring you 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 chambers
the gather for the feast
the stabbed it with their steely knives
but they just cant 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 anytime you like
but you can never leave