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, sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell I was thinking to myself “this could be Heaven, this could be Hell” Then she lit up a candle, showed me the way There were voices down the corridor, thought I heard them say (They were livin’ it up, well) (They were livin’ it up, hey)
Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place, such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Livin’ it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
Her mind is twisted, she got the Mercedes bends She’s got a lot of pretty boys, that she call 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” Said “we haven’t had that spirit here since 1969” Still the voices are calling, far, far away They wake you up in the middle of the night, just to hear them say (They were livin’ it up, well) (They were livin’ it up, well)
Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place, such a lovely face There’s plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year (any time of year) You can find it here (you can find it here)
Mirrors on the ceiling, pink champagne on ice “We are all just prisoners here, of our own device” In the master’s chambers, gathered for a feast Stabbed it with the steely knives, but they just can’t kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I headed for the door I had to find the passage back to the place I was before “Goodnight” said the night man, “we’re programmed to receive” “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!”
Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place, such a lovely face There’s plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year, you can find it here 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
Welcome to the Hotel California They were livin’ it up, hey Welcome to the Hotel California They were livin’ it up, hey Welcome to the Hotel California They were livin’ it up, yeah Welcome to the Hotel California They were livin’ it up, yeah