[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