[00:52.73] On a dark desert highway [00:55.87] Cool wind in my hair [00:59.16] Warm smell of colitas [01:02.26] Rising up through the air [01:05.52] Up ahead in the distance [01:08.74] I saw a shimmering light [01:12.02] My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim [01:15.27] I had to stop for the night [01:18.51] There she stood in the doorway [01:21.75] I heard the mission bell [01:25.28] And I was thinking to myself: [01:27.73] "This could be heaven or this could be hell" [01:31.79] Then she lit up a candle [01:34.75] And she showed me the way [01:38.16] There were voices down the corridor [01:41.31] I thought I heard them say [01:44.68] Welcome to the Hotel California [01:50.37] Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) [01:53.99] Such a lovely face [01:57.61] Plenty of room at the Hotel California [02:03.40] Any time of year (any time of year) [02:06.92] You can find it here [02:10.79] Her mind is Tiffany-twisted [02:13.97] She got the Mercedes benz [02:17.13] She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends [02:23.73] How they dance in the courtyard [02:26.85] Sweet summer sweat [02:30.30] Some dance to remember [02:33.51] Some dance to forget [02:36.95] So I called up the Captain: [02:40.10] "Please bring me my wine" [02:42.84] He said: "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969" [02:49.82] And still those voices are calling from far away [02:56.57] Wake you up in the middle of the night [02:59.71] Just to hear them say [03:03.03] Welcome to the Hotel California [03:08.62] Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) [03:12.23] Such a lovely face [03:15.61] They're living it up at the Hotel California [03:21.74] What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) [03:25.28] Bring your alibis [03:29.30] Mirrors on the ceiling [03:32.38] The pink champagne on ice [03:34.78] And she said: "We are all just prisoners here of our own device" [03:41.85] And in the master's chambers [03:45.14] They gathered for the feast [03:48.59] They stab it with their steely knives [03:51.54] But they just can't kill the beast [03:55.11] Last thing I remember [03:57.99] I was running for the door [04:01.45] I had to find the passage back [04:04.32] To the place I was before [04:08.12] "Relax," said the night man [04:10.94] "We are programmed to receive [04:14.58] You can check out any time you like [04:17.84] But you can never leave" [04:19.72]