Hotel California

On a dark desert Highway, cool wind in his 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 He had to stop for the night There she stood in the doorway; He 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, He 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 Benz She got a lot pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends How they dance in the moonlight, sweet summer sweat, Some dance to remember, some dance to forget So he called up the Captain, 'Please bring me my wine' He said, 'We haven't had this spirit Here since nineteen sixty nine' And still those voices are calling from far away, Wake 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) Livin' it up at the Hotel California 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 he remember, He was running for the door He had to find the passage back To the place I was before 'Relax', said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive, You can check out any time you like, But you can never leave'.