On a dark desert highway  
  Cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitis  
  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 Any time of year                    You can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany twisted, 
   She's got the Mercedes bends,
She's 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 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 face
Such a lovely face      Such a lovely face
They're livin it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise What a nice surprise  Bring your alibis.

Mirrors on the ceiling, 
  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,
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 said the nightman,  
  We are programed to receive,
     You can check out any time you like, 
But you can never leave.