Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
"Welcome to the Hotel California
They're living it up at the Hotel California
(What a nice surprise)
(Such a lovely place)
Then I was thinking to myself this could be Heaven or this could be Hell
You can find it here"
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
Such a lovely face
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
What a nice surprise
And still those voices are calling from far away
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
(Any time of year)
I had to stop for the night
Such a lovely place
So I called up the captain, "Please bring me my wine"
Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Bends
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say
And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
Last thing I remember I was running for the door
Such a lovely face
"Welcome to the Hotel California
Any time of year
There were voices down the corridor I thought I heard them say
Bring your alibis"
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
And in the master's chambers they gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
Such a lovely place
(Such a lovely place)
