♪ On a dark desert highway ♪

♪ Cool wind in my hair ♪

♪ Warm smell of colitas ♪

♪ Rising up through the air ♪

♪ Up ahead in the distance ♪

♪ I saw a shimmering light ♪

♪ My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim ♪

♪ I had to stop for the night ♪

♪ There she stood in the doorway ♪

♪ Heard the mission bell ♪

♪ And I was thinking 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 ♪

♪ There's 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 sweat ♪

♪ 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 place ♪

♪ Such a lovely face ♪

♪ They're livin' it up at the Hotel California ♪

-♪ What a nice surprise ♪ -♪ What a nice surprise ♪

♪ Bring your alibis ♪

♪ Mirrors on the ceiling ♪

♪ Pink champagne on ice ♪

♪ And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device." ♪

♪ And in the master's chambers ♪

♪ Gathered for the feast ♪

♪ They stab it with their steely knives ♪

♪ But they just can't kill the beast ♪

♪ Last thing I remember ♪

♪ I was running for the door ♪

♪ I had to find the passage back ♪

♪ To the place I was before ♪

♪ "Relax," said the night man ♪

♪ "We are programmed to receive. ♪

♪ "You can check out any time you like. ♪

♪ "But you can never leave.” ♪

♪♪

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