Hotel California
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'
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 face
Plenty of room at the hotel california
Any time of year, you can find it 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 face
They livin' it up at the hotel california
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.
You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!
Every night I'm lyin' in bed
Holdin' you close in my dreams,
Thinkin' about all the things that we said
And comin' apart at the seams.
We try to talk it over
But the words come out too rough.
I know you were tryin'
To give me the best of your love.
Beautiful faces and loud empty places,
Look at the way that we live,
Wastin' our time on cheap talk and wine
Left us so little to give.
That same old crowd
Was like a cold dark cloud
That we could never rise above
But here in my heart
I give you the best of my love.
Oh, sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love.
Oh, sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love.
I'm goin' back in time
And it's a sweet dream,
It was a quiet night
And I would be alright
If I could go on sleeping.
But every mornin'
I wake up and worry
What's gonna happen today.
You see it your way
And I see it mine
But we both see it slippin' away.
You know we always had each other, Baby,
I guess that wasn't enough.
Oh, but here in my heart
I give you the best of my love.
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'...
Holdin' you close in my dreams,
Thinkin' about all the things that we said
And comin' apart at the seams.
We try to talk it over
But the words come out too rough.
I know you were tryin'
To give me the best of your love.
Beautiful faces and loud empty places,
Look at the way that we live,
Wastin' our time on cheap talk and wine
Left us so little to give.
That same old crowd
Was like a cold dark cloud
That we could never rise above
But here in my heart
I give you the best of my love.
Oh, sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love.
Oh, sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love.
I'm goin' back in time
And it's a sweet dream,
It was a quiet night
And I would be alright
If I could go on sleeping.
But every mornin'
I wake up and worry
What's gonna happen today.
You see it your way
And I see it mine
But we both see it slippin' away.
You know we always had each other, Baby,
I guess that wasn't enough.
Oh, but here in my heart
I give you the best of my love.
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'
You get the best of my love
Oh sweet darlin'...
