Hotel California Lyrics - Wilson Phillips

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 and this could be Hell' 

Then she lit up a candle 

and she showed me the way 

There were voices down that 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 us here 

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, 

she got the Mercedes bends 

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 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 

Plenty of room 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 

The 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. 

And you can checkout any time you like, 

but you can never leave! 

So welcome to the Hotel California 

Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) 

Such a lovely face 

We're living it up at the Hotel California 

Any time of year (Any time of year) 

you can find us here