The Eagles
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On a dark desert highway, cold wind in my hair, one 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
Then she lifted up the candle
And she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I saw her hear them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
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 stiff and it's 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 call 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
such a lovely place such a lovely place such a lovely face
they're living in a back the hotel california
"What a nice surprise" "What a nice surprise"
"And 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 chambers"
"They gathered for the feast"
They started with their stealing 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 anytime you like, but you can never leave!