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 thinkin' to myself 
'This could be heaven and 
this could be hell'
Then she lit up a 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, 
(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 
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

Welcome to the
Hotel California, 
Such a lovely place, 
(Such a lovely place) 
Such a lovely face
They're 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 stabbed 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 anytime you like... 
but you can never leave'


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