// // 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 *** 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 Such a lovely place There's 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 Have their 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 wad And he said We haven't had that spirit here since 1969 And still those voices keep 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 place They're living 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 gather for the feast They stab it with their stealing 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 at the night man We are programmed to proceed You can check out anytime you like But you can never leave We are programmed to proceed You can check out anytime you like But you can never leave We are programmed to proceed You can check out anytime you like But you can never leave But you can never leave