On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm callin' through risin', risin' through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmerin' light
I said this to myself, secutin', "I had to stop for the night"
There she stood in the doorway with the mission bell
And I said to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
She lit up a candle, she showed me the way
There were voices at the corridor, I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
Livin' up at the Hotel California
Any time of year, you can find us here
Her mind's is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes-Benz
She got a lot of pretty boys, she call her friends
Dance to the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Then I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine"
We haven't had the spirit here since 1969
And still those voices we're calling' from far away (no, no, no, no)
We'll never be the rave of night, hear them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place, and such a lovely face
Livin' it up room at the Hotel California
Any time of the day, any time of the year
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Ooh-whoa, yeah
Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord
Hotel California, California
Mirrors on the ceilin', pink Champagne's on ice
We are prisoners here, of our own device
And 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 headin' for the door
I have to pass through the passage back to where I was before
"Relax", said the night man, we're programmed to receive
You can call me any time you like, but you just cannot leave
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
Livin' up at the Hotel California
Any time of year, you can find us here
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face
Livin' up at the Hotel California
Such a lovely place, oh, what a lovely place
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California, California, wooh
California
Welcome to the Hotel California
What a lovely place, such a lovely face