Rising up through the air
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 him say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place, such a lovely place
9 AM room at the Hotel California
Anytime of year, you can find it here
Her mind is stiff and it's twisted
She's got a Mercedes Benz
She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys
How they dance in the courtyard
So I called up the captain,
He said, we haven't had a spirit here
And still those voices are calling
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Welcome to the Hotel California
They're living it up at the
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis
and the pink champagne on ice
She said, they're all prisoners here
And in the master's chambers
they gathered for the feast
They stabbed with the steely knives
but they just can't kill the beast
The last thing I remember
I was running for the door
I had to find a passage back
To the place I was before
We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
