On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

Warm callin′ through risin', risin′ through the air

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmerin' lightI said this to myself, secutin', "I had to stop for the night"

There she stood in the doorway with the mission bell

And I said to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"

She lit up a candle, she showed me the way

There were voices at the corridor, I thought I heard them say

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place, such a lovely face

Livin′ up at the Hotel California

Any time of year, you can find us here

Her mind′s is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes-Benz

She got a lot of pretty boys, she call her friends

Dance to the courtyard, sweet summer sweat

Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

Then I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine"

We haven't had the spirit here since 1969

And still those voices we′re calling' from far away (no, no, no, no)

We′ll never be the rave of night, hear them say

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place, and such a lovely face

Livin' it up room at the Hotel California

Any time of the day, any time of the year

Ooh-whoa, yeah

Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord

Hotel California, California

Mirrors on the ceilin′, pink Champagne's on ice

We are prisoners here, of our own device

And 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 headin′ for the door

I have to pass through the passage back to where I was before

"Relax", said the night man, we're programmed to receive

You can call me any time you like, but you just cannot leave

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place, such a lovely face

Livin′ up at the Hotel California

Any time of year, you can find us here

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place, such a lovely face

Livin' up at the Hotel California

Such a lovely place, oh, what a lovely place

California, California, wooh

California

Welcome to the Hotel California

What a lovely place, such a lovely face