Hotel California <br><br>On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair <br>Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air <br>Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light <br>My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim <br>I had to stop for the night <br>There she stood in the doorway; <br>I heard the mission bell <br>And I was thinking to myself, <br>'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell' <br>Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way <br>There were voices down the corridor, <br>I thought I heard them say... <br><br>Welcome to the Hotel California <br>Such a lovely place <br>Such a lovely face <br>lenty of room at the Hotel California <br>Any time of year, you can find it here <br><br>Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends <br>She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends <br>How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. <br>Some dance to remember, some dance to forget <br><br>So I called up the Captain, <br>'lease bring me my wine' <br>He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine' <br>And still those voices are calling from far away, <br>Wake you up in the middle of the night <br>Just to hear them say... <br><br>Welcome to the Hotel California <br>Such a lovely place <br>Such a lovely face <br>They livin' it up at the Hotel California <br>What a nice surprise, bring your alibis <br><br>Mirrors on the ceiling, <br>The pink champagne on ice <br>And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' <br>And in the master's chambers, <br>They gathered for the feast <br>The stab it with their steely knives, <br>But they just can't kill the beast <br><br>Last thing I remember, I was <br>Running for the door <br>I had to find the passage back <br>To the place I was before <br>'Relax,' said the night man, <br>We are programmed to receive. <br>You can checkout any time you like, <br>but you can never leave! <br> |