On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
And 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 califórnia
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the hotel califórnia
Any time of year
Any time of year
You can find it here
Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she's got a mercedes benz
She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, she calls her 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 kinda 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 califórnia
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Livin' it up at the hotel califórnia
What a nice surprise
What a nice surprise
Bring your alibis
A mirrors on the ceiling
The pink champagne on ice
She said: "we are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
In the master's chamber,
They gathered for the feast
They try and 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 check-out any time you like
But you can never leave!"
