Hotel California

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

Chorus

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 bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys 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

Chorus

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)

Such a lovely face

They 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 check out any time you like, but you can never leave

Chorus

Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)

Such a lovely face

They livin’ it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)

Bring your alibis