I have a mansion but forget the price
Ain’t never been there, they tell me it’s nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants, pay for it all
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place) such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
California dreamin’ (California dreamin’)
On such a winter’s day
Please come to L. A. to live forever.
California life alone is just too hard to build.
I live in a house that looks out over the ocean.
And there’s some stars that fell from the sky
And livin’ up on the hill.
Please come to L. A.
She just said, “No.
Boy, won’t you come home to me?”
We live in a house upon the hill
It’s just a mile away
We look out to sea
Dawn’s early light
It chased the night away
Sometimes I can’t tell if I’m you or me
Alone in this room with the moon and the sea
Listen to the space where she used to be
Another life away
Surrender smiles, epiphany
It’s almost every day
And the sea’s in my bed
And the moon’s in my head
I see a bad moon a-rising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin’
I see bad times today
Don’t go 'round tonight
It’s bound to take your life
There’s a bad moon on the rise
It’s that old devil moon
That you stole from the sky
It’s that old devil moon in your eyes
There’s nothing on the trees,
There’s nothing for me here
I gotta find salvation
And some thermal underwear
It’s cold and it’s getting colder
They’re evacuating Satan
Who’s waiting for hell to freeze over
It’s cold, like an endless winter
The stars are all gone and even the sun is cold
The moon’s on the run and even the sun is cold
From the first evil night, when a black flash of light
Cut the crucifix half to the ground
There’s no escaping from the power of Satan
For a people so brave and so proud
The devil went down to Georgia,
Looking for a soul to steal.
He was in a bind,
'Cause he was way behind,
And he was willing to make a deal.
I came across a place in the middle of nowhere
With a big black horse and a cherry tree
(Woo, hoo, woo, hoo)
And then you know, I let you in my garden
And you went straight for my cherry tree
You didn’t touch my apples
And you didn’t want my plums
You just, you wham bam with your axe, baby
And you didn’t leave me none
Oh, baby, don’t you remember me?
'Cause I’m sure that you’re the one who
Who chopped down my cherry tree
She’s my cherry pie
Cool drink of water such a sweet surprise
Tastes so good make a grown man cry
Sweet cherry pie oh yeah
Peaches come from a can
They were put there by a man
In a factory downtown
Downtown
Where the folks are broke.
You go Downtown
Where your life’s a joke.
You go Downtown
When you buy your token,
you go
Home to Skid Row.
(Home to Skid Row)
Don’t hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows downtown
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close downtown
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You’ll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
Happy again
The lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown
Where all the lights are bright, downtown
Waiting for you tonight, downtown
You’re gonna be alright now, downtown
Strings of street lights, even stoplights
Blinkin’ bright red and green
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures
Out on the street hear the beat of the drums
It’s twelve o’clock and the new year has come.
Just hear them year as they welcome the news
I should be glad but I’m not cause I’m sad
Cause I got the Happy New Year blues.
It’s one o’clock and time for lunch
When the sun beats down and I lie on the bench
I can always hear them talk
Pour me somethin’ tall an’ strong
Make it a “Hurricane” before I go insane
It’s only half-past twelve but I don’t care
It’s five o’clock somewhere