[00:00.17]Hotel California (Live, March 1980) - Eagles [00:01.05]Lyrics by:Don Henley/Glenn Frey [00:01.23]Composed by:Don Felder [00:54.02]On a dark desert highway [00:57.25]Cool wind in my hair [01:00.39]Warm smell of colitas [01:03.62]Rising up through the air [01:06.83]Up ahead in the distance [01:09.97]I saw a shimmering light [01:13.08]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim [01:16.31]I had to stop for the night [01:19.57]There she stood in the doorway [01:22.77]I heard the mission bell [01:26.10]And I was thinkin' to myself [01:28.62]This could be heaven [01:29.61]Or this could be hell [01:32.63]Then she lit up a candle [01:35.74]And she showed me the way [01:39.14]There were voices down the corridor [01:42.37]I thought I heard them say [01:45.60]Welcome to the hotel California [01:51.33]Such a lovely place such a lovely place [01:54.31]Such a lovely face [01:58.09]Plenty of room at the hotel California [02:04.10]Any time of year any time of year [02:07.16]You can find it here [02:11.17]Her mind is tiffany-twisted [02:14.18]She got the mercedes-benz uh [02:17.41]She got a lot of pretty [02:18.93]Pretty boys that she calls friends [02:24.09]How they dance in the courtyard [02:26.90]Sweet summer sweat [02:30.54]Some dance to remember [02:33.73]Some dance to forget [02:36.94]So I called up the captain [02:39.99]Please bring me my wine [02:42.64]He said we haven't had [02:44.23]That spirit here since 1969 [02:49.94]And still those voices are [02:51.76]Calling from far away [02:56.34]Wake you up in the middle of [02:58.13]The night just to hear them say [03:02.81]Welcome to the hotel California [03:08.45]Such a lovely place [03:09.94]Such a lovely place [03:11.46]Such a lovely face [03:15.17]They're livin' it up [03:16.11]At the hotel California [03:21.09]What a nice surprise [03:22.65]What a nice surprise [03:24.33]Bring your alibis [03:28.47]Mirrors on the ceiling [03:31.67]The pink champagne on ice [03:33.78]And she said we are all just [03:36.20]Prisoners here of our own device [03:41.61]And in the master's chambers [03:44.77]They gathered for the feast [03:48.19]They stab it with their steely knives [03:50.83]But they just can't kill the beast [03:54.75]Last thing I remember [03:57.99]I was running for the door [04:01.66]I had to find the passage [04:03.07]Back to the place I was before [04:07.62]Relax said the night man [04:10.35]We are programmed to receive [04:14.01]You can check out any time you like [04:17.36]But you can never leave