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 Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year Any time of year You can find it here Her mind is Tiffany twisted She´s got the Mercedes bends 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 Nineteen sixty nine´ And still those voices are calling from far away, Wake you up in the middle the night Just to hear them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely Place Such a lovely Place Such a lovely face They´re livin´ it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise What a nice surprise Bring your alibies Mirrors on the ceiling Depict champaign 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 programed to recieve You can check out any time you like But you can never leave