[00:25.880]On a dark desert highway [00:28.925]cool wind in my hair [00:31.699]Warm smell of co**tas rising up [00:35.365]through the air [00:37.702]Up ahead in the distance [00:40.586]I saw a shimmering light [00:43.589]My head grew heavy [00:44.601]and my sight grew dim [00:46.551]I had to stop for the night [00:49.641]There she stood in the doorway [00:52.532]I heard the mission bell [00:55.722]And I was thinking to myself [00:57.824]this could be Heaven [00:59.40]or this could be Hell [01:01.574]Then she lit up a candle [01:04.545]and she showed me the way [01:07.550]There were voices down the corridor [01:10.572]I thought I heard them say [01:13.763]Welcome to the Hotel California [01:18.996]Such a lovely place [01:22.07]Such a lovely face [01:25.476]Plenty of room at the Hotel California [01:31.45]Any time of year [01:34.14]You can find it here [01:37.765]Her mind is Tiffany twisted [01:40.616]she got the Mercedes Bends [01:43.684]She got a lot of pretty [01:45.597]pretty boys she calls friends [01:49.691]How they dance in the courtyard [01:52.319]sweet summer sweat [01:55.683]Some dance to remember [01:58.630]some dance to forget [02:01.758]So I called up the captain [02:04.37]Please bring me my wine [02:06.215]He said We haven't had [02:08.753]that spirit here since 1969 [02:13.607]And still those voices [02:15.128]are calling from far away [02:19.725]Wake you up in the middle [02:21.215]of the night just to hear them say [02:25.800]Welcome to the Hotel California [02:30.971]Such a lovely place [02:34.14]Such a lovely face [02:37.433]They're living it up [02:38.371]at the Hotel California [02:42.914]What a nice surprise [02:46.52]Bring your alibis [02:49.964]Mirrors on the ceiling [02:52.608]the pink champagne on ice [02:54.308]And she said [02:55.922]We are all just prisoners here [02:58.792]of our own device [03:01.793]And in the master's chambers [03:04.493]they gathered for the feast [03:07.836]They stab it with their steely knives [03:09.982]but they just can't kill the beast [03:13.583]Last thing I remember [03:16.167]I was running for the door [03:20.99]I had to find the passage [03:21.587]back to the place I was before [03:25.813]Relax said the night man [03:27.822]We are programmed to receive [03:31.466]You can check out any time [03:33.293]you like but you can never leave