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
There she stood in the doorway;
“This could be Heaven or this could be Hell”
There were voices down the corridor,
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard,
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
He said,“We haven't had that spirit here
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
And she said“We are all just prisoners here,
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast
I had to find the passage back
“We are programmed to receive.