[00:24.110]On a dark desert highway
[00:26.980]Cool wind in my hair
[00:29.880]Warm smell of colitas
[00:32.920]Rising up through the air
[00:36.010]Up ahead in the distance
[00:38.840]I saw a shimmering light
[00:41.790]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
[00:44.680]I had to stop for the night
[00:47.890]There she stood in the doorway
[00:50.870]I heard the mission bell
[00:53.600]And I was thinking to myself
[00:56.030]This could be heaven or this could be hell
[00:59.860]Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
[01:05.670]There were voices down the corridor
[01:08.700]I thought I heard them say
[01:11.650]Welcome to the Hotel California
[01:16.960]Such a lovely place
[01:19.940]Such a lovely face
[01:23.330]Plenty of rooms at the Hotel California
[01:28.900]Any time of year
[01:31.950]You can find it here
[01:35.540]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
[01:38.430]She got the Mercedes bends
[01:41.570]She got a lot of pretty pretty boys
[01:44.900]That she calls friends
[01:47.590]How they dance in the courtyard
[01:50.070]Sweet summer sweat
[01:53.450]Some dance to remember
[01:56.400]Some dance to forget
[01:59.430]So I called up the Captain
[02:02.370]Please bring me my wine
[02:04.380]He said
[02:05.350]We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
[02:11.850]And still those voices are calling from far away
[02:17.800]Wake you up in the middle of the night
[02:20.930]Just to hear them say
[02:23.870]Welcome to the Hotel California
[02:29.080]Such a lovely place
[02:32.060]Such a lovely face
[02:35.400]They livin' it up at the Hotel California
[02:41.010]What a nice surprise
[02:44.040]Bring your alibis
[02:47.840]Mirrors on the ceiling
[02:50.710]The pink champagne on ice
[02:52.620]And she said
[02:53.960]We are all just prisoners here of our own device
[02:59.640]And in the master's chambers
[03:02.210]They gathered for the feast
[03:05.590]They stab it with their steely knives
[03:08.020]But they just can't kill the beast
[03:11.530]Last thing I remember
[03:13.900]I was running for the door
[03:17.600]I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
[03:23.560]Relax said the night-man
[03:25.690]We are programmed to receive
[03:29.440]You can checkout any time you like
[03:32.170]But you can never leave!