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 face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year
you can find it here Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
she got the Mercedes bends She 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 nineteen sixty nine 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 face They livin it up at the Hotel California 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 gathered for the feast The 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 night man
We are programmed to receive.
You can checkout any time you like
but you can never leave!

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