Hotel California (live On Mtv, 1994) Lyrics - The Eagles

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 

I heard the mission bell 

And I was thinking to myself 

"This could be Heaven or this could be Hell" 

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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 

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 nineteen sixty nine" 

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 livin' it up at the Hotel California 

What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) 

Bring your alibis 

Mirrors on the ceiling 

The pink champagne on ice 

And she said 

"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" 

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 

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!"