HOTEL  “CALIFORNIA”

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
                                                  ~2~
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  voices  down  the  corridor  I  thought  I  heard  them  say...
Chorus:
Welcome  to  the  hotel  “California”
Such  a  lovely  place, such  a  lovely  place, such  a  lovely  face
Plenty  of  rooms  at  the  hotel  “California”
Any  time  of  year, any  time  of  year  you  can  find  it  here
~3~
Her  name  is  tiffany  twisted, she  got  the  mercedes-benz
She  got  a  lotta  pretty, pretty  boys, that  she  calls  friends
How  they  dance  in  the  courtyard, sweet  summer  sweat
Some  dance  to  remember, some  dance  to  forget
                                                  ~4~
So  I called  up  the  captain, please  bring  me  my  wine
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  just  to  have  them  say...
Chorus:
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  you  alibis
                                                  ~5~
Mirrors  on  the  ceiling  and  pink  champagne  on  ice
And  she  said  we  are  all  just  prisoners  here  of  our  own  device
And  in  the  master’s  chamber  they  gathered  for  the  feast
They  stab  it  with  their  steely  knives  
But  they  just  can’t  kill  the  beast
                                                 ~6~
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  night  man, we  are  programmed  to  receive
You  can  check  out  any  time  you  like, but  you  can  never  leave

                                                 instrumental.