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