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"
Then she lit up a candle and she show me the way
There was voice 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 rooms at the Hotel California
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
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't had that spirit here (since) 1969"
And still those voice 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 pace)
such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise,
bring your alibis *


Mirrors on the ceiling,
the pink champagne on ice
(and she said)"We are 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.".......