Hotel California (midi)
1. On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair,
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warm smell of colitas rising up through the
air.
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Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light,
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my head grew heavy and my sight grew dim,
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I had to stay for the night.
2. There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell,
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and I was thinking to myself
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this could be heaven this could be hell
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then she lit up a candle, and she showed me the way,
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there were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say.
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“Welcome to the hotel California, such a
lovely place,
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(such a lovely place) such a lovely place.
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Plenty of room at the hotel California, any
time of year
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(any time of year) you can find it here.“
3. Her mind is Tiffany twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz,
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she got a lot of pretty, pretty boys , she calls friends.
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How they dance in the courtyard, sweet
summer sweat,
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some dance to remember, some dance to forget.
4. So I called up the captain, “Please bring me some wine!“
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He said, “we haven`t
had this spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine.“
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And still those voices are calling from far
away,
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wake you up in the middle of the
night, just to hear them say.
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“Welcome to the Hotel California, such a
lovely place,
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(such a lovely place) such a lovely place.
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They livin` it up at the Hotel California, what
a nice surprise,
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(what a nice surprise) bring your alibis.“
5. Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice.
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And she said, “We are all just prisoners here of our own device.“
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And in the master`s chambers, they gathered for the feast.
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They stab it with their steely knives but
they just can`t kill the beast.
6. Last thing I remember, I was running for the door,
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I had to find the passage back to the place
I was before.
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“Relax“, said the night man, “we are programmed to receive,
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you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.“