On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair From smell of coalitas rising up through the air Up high and in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My hair grew heavy and my sight grew *** I had to stop for the night Oh, there she stood in the doorway With a mission man And I was thinking to myself This could be heaven or this could be hell And she lit up a candle And she showed me the way There were buses in the corridor I thought I heard them say Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place Such a beautiful place Welcome to the Hotel California Such a beautiful place Such a lovely place Plenty of room at the Hotel California Every time of the day You can find it's a place