Rising up through the air
My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway
And I was thinking to myself
This could be Heaven or this could be Hell
And she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor
I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Her mind is Tiffany twisted
She's got the Mercedes Benz
She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
How they dance in the courtyard
So I called up the Captain
We haven't had that spirit here since 1969
And still those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Welcome to the Hotel California
They're livin' it up at the Hotel California
We are all just prisoners here
And in the master's chambers
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives
But they just can't kill the beast
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
We are programed to recieve
You can check out any time you like