[00:24.521]On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair[00:33.107]Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air[00:39.905]Up ahead in the distance,I saw a shimmering light[00:45.876]My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim[00:49.796]I had to stop for the night[00:52.128]There she stood in the doorway[00:56.005]I heard the mission bell[00:58.613]And I was thinking to myself[01:01.678]"This could be Heaven or this could be Hell"[01:05.050]Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way[01:11.565]There were voices down the corridor[01:15.199]I thought I heard them say...[01:17.823]“Welcome to the Hotel California”[01:22.252]Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)[01:27.470]Such a lovely face[01:29.537]Plenty of room at the Hotel California[01:35.016]Any time of year (Any time of year)[01:40.183]you can find it here[01:42.505]Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes benz[01:50.050]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends[01:56.272]How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat[02:02.530]Some dance to remember some dance to forget[02:08.983]So I called up the Captain[02:12.351]"Please bring me my wine"[02:15.206]He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine"[02:21.987]And still those voices are calling from far away[02:28.188]Wake you up in the middle of the night[02:32.085]Just to hear them say...[02:34.429]Welcome to the Hotel California[02:39.383]Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)[02:44.324]Such a lovely face[02:46.147]They livin' it up at the Hotel California[02:52.062]What a nice surprise (What a nice surprise)[02:57.298]Bring your alibis[03:00.193]Mirrors on the ceiling[03:03.806]The pink champagne on ice[03:06.419]And she said,"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"[03:12.699]And in the master's chambers[03:16.307]They gathered for the feast[03:19.422]They stab it with their steely knives[03:22.801]But they just can't kill the beast[03:25.414]Last thing I remember,[03:29.050]I was running for the door[03:31.926]I had to find the passage back[03:35.275]To the place I was before[03:38.371]"Relax," said the night man[03:41.738]"We are programmed to receive[03:44.609]You can check out any time you like[03:48.482]but you can never leave"