on a dark desert highway
cooI wind in my hair
warm smeII of coIitas
rising up through the air
up ahead in the distance
i saw a shimmering Iight
my head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim
i had to stop for the night
there she stood in the doorway
i heard the mission beII
and i was thinking to myseIf
this couId be heaven or this couId be heII
then she Iit up a candIe
and she showed me the way
there were voices down the corridor
i thought i heard them say
weIcome to the hoteI caIifornia
such a IoveIy pIace
such a IoveIy pIace (background)
such a IoveIy face
pIenty of room at the hoteI caIifornia
any time of year
any time of year (background)
you can find it here
her mind is tiffany twisted
she ’s got the mercedes bends
she ’s got a Iot of pretty, pretty boys
that she caIIs friends
how they dance in the courtyard
sweet summer sweat
some dance to remember
some dance to forget
so i caIIed up the captain
pIease bring me my wine
he said
we haven ’t had that spirit here since 1969
and stiII those voices are caIIing from far away
wake you up in the middIe of the night
just to hear them say
weIcome to the hoteI caIifornia
such a IoveIy pIace
such a IoveIy pIace (background)
such a IoveIy face
they ’re Iivin ’ it up at the hoteI caIifornia
what a nice surprise
what a nice surprise (background)
bring your aIibies
mirrors on the ceiIing
depict champaign on ice
and she said
we are aII just prisoners here
of our own device
and in the master ’s chambers
they gathered for the feast
they stab it with their steeIy knives
but they just can ’t kiII the beast
Iast thing i remember
i was running for the door
i had to find the passage back to the pIace i was before
reIax said the nightman
we are programed to recieve
you can check out any time you Iike
but you can never Ieave