♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ On a dark desert highway Movin' in my head Once melancholy tears 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 on 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 the 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 There's your room at the Hotel California Anytime of year Anytime of year You can find it here Her mind is deeply twisted She got the Mercedes Benz She got another pretty, pretty voice She calls friends How they danced in the courtyard Sweet summer sweat Some dance to remember Some dance to forget So I called 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 Such a lovely face They're living it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise What a nice surprise Bring your alibi Mirrors on the ceiling The pink champagne on ice And she said We are all just prisoners here Of our own device In the master's chambers They're 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 with me my friend We are programmed to deceive You can check out anytime you like But you can never leave You can check out anytime you like But you can never leave Relax with me my friend We are programmed to deceive You can check out anytime you like But you can never leave Relax with me my friend We are programmed to deceive We are programmed to deceive We are programmed to deceive