Last thing I remember I was running for the door
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
(Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
You can find it here"
Publishers: CASS COUNTY MUSIC, FINGERS MUSIC, RED CLOUD MUSIC
Songwriters: Don Felder, Glenn Lewis Frey, Don Henley
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light
Then I was thinking to myself this could be Heaven or this could be Hell
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
And in the master's chambers they gathered for the feast
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
Bring your alibis"
(What a nice surprise)
Such a lovely place
I had to stop for the night
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
There were voices down the corridor I thought I heard them say
(Such a lovely place)
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
(Any time of year)
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Bends
What a nice surprise
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
Such a lovely place
They're living it up at the Hotel California
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
"Welcome to the Hotel California
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
"Welcome to the Hotel California
And still those voices are calling from far away
You can check out any time you like but you can never leave"
Any time of year
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine"
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Such a lovely face