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Title:Hotel California Artist:Eagles Album:Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Also in:


				                    	Greatest Hits Volume 2


				                    	Hell Freezes Over


				                    	Hotel California


				                    	Live


				                    	The Very Best Of The Eagles

Eagles - Hotel California Lyrics

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Eagles
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Hotel California
hotel california

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 a 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,
I thought i heard them say...

Welcome to the hotel california
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the hotel california
Any time of year, you can find it here

Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she got the mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget

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So i called up the captain,
'please bring me my wine'
He said,'we haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...

Welcome to the hotel california
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the hotel california
What a nice surprise, bring your alibis

Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said 'we are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast

Last thing i remember, i was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place i was before
'relax,'said the night man,
We are programmed to receive.
You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!

Comments and Song Meanings

Comment by Anonymous

July 16, 2009 06:46

don henley supposedly had written the song because of a dream he had.oh and i think the song when they talk about colitas they are talking about a desert plant

Comment by Anonymous

July 03, 2009 08:14

there are some ignorant people in america

Comment by Anonymous

June 14, 2009 04:47

The term "colitas" in the first stanza of the song is a desert flower, also known as Antelope sage or Colita de Rata. Both Don Henley and Don Felder have repeatedly and publicly stated that Colitas are "heady desert flowers." Others assert that "colitas" is a Spanish term for "little tails" or "little bottoms", and a reference to the buds of the Cannabis plant.

Comment by Anonymous

June 06, 2009 08:42

Colitas means the part of the cigarette that you throw away. It can be a regular or marijuana. I think in here is the second one.

Comment by Anonymous

June 06, 2009 07:39

colitas is a type of pot..http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=colitas

Comment by Anonymous

May 18, 2009 12:35

Does anyone know what "colitas" means? I cannot find it in any dictionary...English or Spanish.

Comment by Anonymous

May 14, 2009 03:18

I think its about drug addiction too.

Comment by Anonymous

March 08, 2009 11:47

The song is about being in Hollywood.

Comment by Anonymous

February 28, 2009 06:22

I love this song...but I want to know what it all means..
"Stabbed it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the
beast"...etc etc Is it talking about the California lifestyle ?
There's plenty of room there ? There used to be..!
How about the wine and 1969 ? Is it about a cult.. ?
How can I get in touch with Don Henley ?

Comment by Anonymous

December 31, 2008 01:29

i think its about a ghost hotel,

Comment by Anonymous

October 29, 2008 01:10

I think this song is about a drug addiction...you can check out anytime you want but you will always be an addict. I have been clean for seven years and it can still be tough sometimes.

Comment by Anonymous

October 24, 2008 09:27

great song!