On a dark desert highway, wind in my hair Warm of colitas, rising up through the air Up in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to for the night There she stood in the I heard the mission And I was thinking to 'This could be heaven or could be hell' she lit up a candle and she showed me the way There voices down the corridor I I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel Such a place (Such a lovely place) Such a face Plenty of room at the California Any time of (Any time of year) You can find it
Her is 'Tiffany-twisted', she got the 'Mercedes bends' She got a lot of pretty, pretty that she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard, sweet sweat Some dance to remember, dance to forget
So I called up the bring me my wine' He said, 'We haven't had spirit here since 1969' And those voices are calling from far away Wake you up in the of the night to hear them say
Welcome to the Hotel Such a lovely Such a face They livin' it up at the California What a nice Bring ali
Mirrors on the The champagne on ice And she said, 'We are all just prisoners of our own device' And in their chambers They for the feast stab it with their steely knives But just can't kill the beast
Last I remember, I was Running for the to find the passage back To the I was before 'Relax', the night man We are to receive You can checkout any you like But(cha) you can never
it up (livin' it up) I'm it up (livin' it up) it up (livin' it up) Yeah it up it up (livin' it up) I'm it up (livin' it up)
Livin' it up at the California a lovely place Such a face of room at the Hotel California Any time of You can us here
it up (livin' it up) I'm it up (livin' it up) it up (livin' it up) Yeah it up it up (livin' it up) I'm it up (livin' it up)
Just it up (livin' it up) it up (livin' it up) (repeat to fade)