[00:26.33]On a dark desert highway
[00:29.48]Cool wind in my hair
[00:32.66]Warm smell of colitas
[00:35.73]Rising up through the air
[00:38.87]Up ahead in the distance
[00:41.92]I saw a shimmering light
[00:45.16]My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim
[00:48.10]I had to stop for the night
[00:51.67]There she stood in the doorway
[00:54.53]I heard the mission bell
[00:58.16]And I was thinking to myself
[00:59.96]"This could be heaven or this could be hell"
[01:04.22]Then she lit up a candle
[01:07.09]And she showed me the way
[01:10.13]There were voices down the corridor
[01:13.12]I thought I heard them say
[01:16.27]"Welcome to the Hotel California"
[01:21.82]Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
[01:25.03]Such a lovely face
[01:28.44]Plenty of room at the Hotel California
[01:34.13]Any time of year (any time of year)
[01:37.29]You can find it here
[01:41.19]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted
[01:44.39]She got the Mercedes Benz
[01:47.56]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
[01:51.16]That she calls friends
[01:53.73]How they dance in the courtyard
[01:56.34]Sweet summer sweat
[02:00.04]Some dance to remember
[02:03.12]Some dance to forget
[02:06.07]So I called up the Captain
[02:09.68]"Please bring me my wine"
[02:11.40]He said
[02:13.04]"We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
[02:19.11]And still those voices are calling from far away
[02:25.68]Wake you up in the middle of the night
[02:28.46]Just to hear them say
[02:31.57]"Welcome to the Hotel California"
[02:37.17]Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
[02:40.24]Such a lovely face
[02:43.50]They're living it up at the Hotel California
[02:49.93]What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
[02:52.60]Bring your alibis
[02:57.22]Mirrors on the ceiling
[02:59.93]Pink champagne on ice
[03:01.84]And she said
[03:03.54]"We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
[03:09.71]And in the master's chambers
[03:12.96]They gathered for the feast
[03:16.38]They stab it with their steely knives
[03:19.16]But they just can't kill the beast
[03:22.59]Last thing I remember
[03:24.97]I was running for the door
[03:29.45]I had to find the passage back
[03:31.18]To the place I was before
[03:34.94]"Relax," said the night man
[03:37.52]"We are programmed to receive
[03:41.22]You can check out any time you like
[03:44.68]But you can never leave"