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