On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of completeness, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My head was heavy and my sight good ***, I had to stop for the light There she stood in the blue away, I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself, this could be hell, this could be hell Then she lit the candle, and she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor, up ahead in the distance Welcome to the Hotel California It's such a lovely place, it's such a lovely place And climb your way up the Hotel California Any time of the year, you can find it here Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she's got the bright red bins She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, she calls friends, yeah How they danced 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 And he said, we haven't had good 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 It's such a lovely place, it's 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, pink champagne all night We're all just prisoners here of our own device And in the master's chambers, they gather for a feast They're standing with their steeling eyes, just can't keep the peace Last thing I remember, I was running for the door I had to find the passage back to the place I was before Relax in the night, man, we're open to receive You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah *