On a dark desert highway Cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas Rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance I saw the shimmering light My head grew heavy And my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself: This could be Heaven or This could be Hell Then she lit up a candle And she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor Thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place Such a lovely face There's plenty of rooms in the Hotel California Any time of year You can find them here
On a dark desert highway Cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas Rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance I saw the shimmering light My head grew heavy And my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night