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 place (background) 

Such a lovely face 

Plenty of room at the Hotel California 

Any time of year 

Any time of year (background) 

You can find it here 

You can find it here 



Her mind is Tiffany twisted 

She's got the bright red Benz

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 Place 

Such a lovely Place (background) 

Such a lovely face 

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California 

What a nice surprise 

What a nice surprise (background) 

Bring your alibi's 



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 programmed to receive