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
There she stood in the doorway
"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
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends, uh
She 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
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise)
And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
And in their masters' chambers
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can't kill the beast
I had to find the passage back