Intro
Verse
a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
smell of colitas, rising up through the air
ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
had to stop for the night
she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell
I was thinking to myself
'This could be or this could be Hell'
she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
were voices down the corridor,
thought I heard them say
Chorus
to the Hotel Cali
Such a place (such a lovely place) such a face
of room at the Hotel Cali
Any of year (any time of year) you can it here
Verse
mind is Tiffany-twisted, got the Mercedes-Benz
got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
they dance in the courtyard, summer sweat
dance to remember, some dance to forget
I called up the Captain; 'Please bring me my wine' (he said)
haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine'
still those voices are calling from away
you up in the middle of the night
to hear them say
Chorus
to the Hotel Cali
Such a place (such a lovely place) such a face
They're it up at the Hotel Cali
What a surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your
Verse
on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice (and he said)
are all just prisoners here, of our own device
in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
stab it with their steely knives but they
can't kill the beast
thing I remember, I was running for the door
had to find the passage back to the I was before
said the night man; we are programmed to receive
can check out any time you like
you can never leave!