Hotel California

Song Hotel California
Artist Eagles
Album Romantic Collection Volume 1

Lyrics

[00:52.71] On a dark desert highway
[00:55.84] Cool wind in my hair
[00:58.99] Warm smell of colitas
[01:02.23] Rising up through the air
[01:05.32] Up ahead in the distance
[01:08.76] I saw a shimmering light
[01:11.90] My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[01:14.49] I had to stop for the night
[01:18.48] There she stood in the doorway
[01:20.96] I heard the mission bell
[01:24.86] And I was thinking to myself
[01:27.44] This could be heaven and this could be hell
[01:31.63] Then she lit up a candle
[01:34.78] And she showed me the way
[01:38.01] There were voices down the corridor
[01:40.70] I thought I heard them say
[01:44.59] Welcome to the Hotel California
[01:50.44] Such a lovely place
[01:52.00] Such a lovely place
[01:53.54] Such a lovely face
[01:57.47] Plenty of room at the Hotel California
[02:03.55] Any time of year
[02:05.14] Any time of year
[02:06.49] You can find it here
[02:10.43] Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
[02:13.51] She got the Mercedes-Benz
[02:16.95] She got a lot of pretty pretty boys
[02:19.60] That she calls friends
[02:23.48] How they dance in the courtyard
[02:26.36] Sweet summer sweat
[02:29.91] Some dance to remember
[02:33.09] Some dance to forget
[02:36.43] So I called up the captain
[02:39.47] Please bring me my wine
[02:42.76] He said we haven't had that spirit here since 1969
[02:49.29] And still those voices are calling from far away
[02:55.82] Wake you up in the middle of the night
[02:58.70] Just to hear them say
[03:02.33] Welcome to the Hotel California
[03:05.53] Such a lovely place
[03:09.61] Such a lovely place
[03:11.00] Such a lovely face
[03:14.95] They livin' it up at the Hotel California
[03:21.53] What a nice surprise
[03:23.23] What a nice surprise
[03:24.73] Bring your alibis
[03:28.96] Mirrors on the ceiling
[03:31.85] The pink champagne on ice
[03:35.14] And she said we are all just prisoners here
[03:38.07] of our own device
[03:41.52] And in the master's chambers
[03:44.50] They gathered for the feast
[03:47.94] They stab it with their steely knives
[03:50.78] But they just can't kill the beast
[03:54.42] Last thing I remember
[03:57.15] I was running for the door
[04:00.70] I had to find the passage back
[04:03.58] To the place I was before
[04:07.32] Relax said the nightman
[04:10.01] We are programmed to receive
[04:13.80] You can check out any time you like
[04:16.98] But you can never leave