Hotel California Lyrics

On a dark desert highway

cold wind in my hair
warm smell of colitas

rising up through the air

up ahead in the distance

I saw a shimmering light

My heart grew heavy and my sight grew dim

I had to stop for the night

There she stood in the doorway

I heard the mission bell

And I was thinkin`to myself:

"This could be heaven or this could be Hell"

then she lit up a candle

and she showed me the way

there were voices down the corridor

I thought I heard them say:

Welcome to the Hotel California

such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
such a lovely face

plenty of room at the Hotel California

any time of year (any time of year)

you can find it here

her mind is Tiffany-twisted

She got the Mercedes Benz

she got a lot of pretty pretty boys

that she calls friends

how they dance in the courtyard

sweet summer sweet

some dance to remember
some dance to forget

so I called up the Captain

"Please bring me my wine"

he said

"we haven´t had that spirit here since 1969"

And still those voices are calling from far away

wake you up in the middle of the night

just to hear them say:

welcome to the Hotel California

such a lovely place

such a lovely face

they livin`it up at the Hotel California

what a nice surprise

bring your alibis