[00:00.27]Hotel California (Live, Santa Monica 1980) - Eagles [00:01.38]Lyrics by:Don Henley/Glenn Frey [00:02.41]Composed by:Don Felder [00:52.02]On a dark desert highway [00:55.02]Cool wind in my hair [00:58.10]Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air [01:04.45]Up ahead in the distance [01:07.65]I saw a shimmering light [01:11.03]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim [01:14.18]I had to stop for the night [01:17.35]There she stood in the doorway [01:20.58]I heard the mission bell [01:24.29]And I was thinkin' to myself [01:26.27]This could be heaven or this could be hell [01:30.24]Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way [01:36.67]There were voices down the corridor [01:39.78]I thought I heard them say [01:42.99]Welcome to the Hotel California [01:48.54]Such a lovely place [01:50.37]Such a lovely place [01:51.65]Such a lovely face [01:55.14]Plenty of room at the Hotel California [02:01.41]Any time of year [02:02.87]Any time of year [02:04.41]You can find it here [02:08.10]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted [02:11.21]She got the Mercedes-Benz uh [02:14.44]She got a lot of pretty [02:15.96]Pretty boys that she calls friends [02:21.02]How they dance in the courtyard [02:23.70]Sweet summer sweat [02:27.27]Some dance to remember [02:30.50]Some dance to forget [02:33.77]So I called up the Captain [02:36.79]Please bring me my wine [02:39.50]He said we haven't had that spirit here since 1969 [02:46.39]And still those voices are calling from far away [02:52.88]Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say [02:59.15]Welcome to the Hotel California [03:04.65]Such a lovely place [03:06.51]Such a lovely place [03:07.88]Such a lovely face [03:11.46]They're livin' it up at the Hotel California [03:17.48]What a nice surprise [03:19.22]What a nice surprise [03:20.76]Bring your alibis [03:24.75]Mirrors on the ceiling [03:27.96]The pink champagne on ice [03:29.64]And she said we are all just prisoners here [03:34.47]Of our own device [03:37.81]And in the master's chambers [03:41.04]They gathered for the feast [03:44.09]They stab it with their steely knives [03:46.71]But they just can't kill the beast [03:50.59]Last thing I remember [03:53.34]I was running for the door [03:57.10]I had to find the passage back to the place I was before [04:03.16]Relax said the night man [04:06.58]We are programmed to receive [04:09.66]You can check out any time you like [04:12.87]But you can never leave