Eagles-Hotel California lyrics

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 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 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
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 night man,
`We are programmed to receive.
You can check-out any time you like,
But you can never leave!`