[00:28.26]On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
[00:34.37]Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
[00:40.58]Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
[00:46.57]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[00:50.07]I had to stop for the night
[00:53.17]There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
[00:59.47]And I was thinking to myself
[01:02.06]"This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"
[01:06.01]Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
[01:12.31]There were voices down the corridor
[01:15.52]I thought I heard them say
[01:17.73]
[01:18.78]"Welcome to the Hotel California
[01:24.44]Such a lovely place
[01:27.73]Such a lovely place
[01:30.99]Plenty of room at the Hotel California
[01:37.16]Any time of year
[01:40.51]You can find it here"
[01:42.55]
[01:44.35]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Bends
[01:50.46]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
[01:56.81]How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
[02:03.22]Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
[02:09.77]So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
[02:15.28]He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
[02:22.60]And still those voices are calling from far away
[02:28.85]Wake you up in the middle of the night
[02:32.16]Just to hear them say
[02:34.66]
[02:35.32]"Welcome to the Hotel California
[02:40.91]Such a lovely place
[02:44.22]Such a lovely face
[02:47.64]They living it up at the Hotel California
[02:53.85]What a nice surprise
[02:57.15]Bring your alibis"
[02:59.34]
[03:01.24]Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
[03:06.43]And she said: "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
[03:14.58]And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
[03:20.74]They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast
[03:27.42]Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
[03:33.88]I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
[03:40.20]"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
[03:46.41]You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave!"