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 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 (echo)    Such a lovely face    Plenty of room at the Hotel California    Any time of year    Any time of year (echo)    You can find it here       Her mind is Tiffany twisted    She's got the Mercedes bends    She's 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 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 (echo)    Such a lovely face    They're livin' it up at the Hotel California    What a nice surprise    What a nice surprise (echo)    Bring your alibies       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 I remember    I was running for the door    I had to find the passage back to the place I was before    Relax said the nightman    We are programed to recieve    You can check out any time you like    But you can never leave!