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Hotel California
Written by:Felder/Frey/Henley
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
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
The 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!
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New Kid In Town
Written by:Frey/Henley/Souther
There's talk on the street; it sounds so
familiar
Great expectations, everybody's watching you
People you meet,
they all seem to know you
Even your old friends treat you like you're
something new
Johnny come lately, the new kid in town
Everybody loves you, so don't let
them down
You look in her eyes; the music begins to play
Hopeless romantics, here we
go again
But after awhile, you're lookin' the other way
It's those
restless hearts that never mend
Johnny come lately, the new kid in town
Will she still love you when
you're not around?
There's so many things you should have told her,
but
night after night you're willing to hold her,
Just hold her, tears on your
shoulder
There's talk on the street, it's there to
Remind you, that it doesn't
really matter
which side you're on.
You're walking away and they're
talking behind you
They will never forget you 'til somebody new comes
along
Where you been lately? There's a new kid in town
Everybody loves
him, don't they?
Now he's holding her, and you're still around
Oh, my,
my
There's a new kid in town
Ooh, hoo
Everybody's talking 'bout the new
kid in town
Ooh, hoo
Everybody's walking' like the new kid in
town
There's a new kid in town
There's a new kid in town
I don't want
to hear it
There's a new kid in town
I don't want to hear it
There's a
new kid in town
There's a new kid in town
There's a new kid in town
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Life In The Fast Lane
Written by:Frey/Henley/Walsh
He was a hard-headed man
He was brutally
handsome, and she was terminally pretty
She held him up, and he held her for
ransom in the heart
of the cold, cold city
He had a nasty reputation as a
cruel dude
They said he was ruthless, they said he was crude
They had one
thing in common, they were good in bed
She'd say, 'Faster, faster. The lights
are turnin' red."
Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind,
mm
Are you with me so far?
Eager for action and hot for the game
The coming attraction, the drop of a
name
They knew all the right people, they took
all the right pills
They
threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills
There were lines on the
mirror, lines on her face
She pretended not to notice, she was caught
up
in the race
Out every evening, until it was light
He was too tired to make it, she was
too tired
to fight about it
Life in the fast lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the fast
lane, everything all the time
Life in the fast lane, uh huh
Blowin' and
burnin', blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign,
took a turn for
the worse
She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear the engine
ring. We've been up and
down this highway;
haven't seen a goddam thing."
He said, "Call the
doctor. I think I'm gonna crash."
"The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta
pay him cash."
They went rushin' down that freeway,
messed around and got
lost
They didn't know they were just dyin' to get off
And it was life in
the fast lane
Life in the fast lane
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Wasted Time
Written by:Frey/Henley
Well baby, there you stand
With your little head,
down in your hand
Oh, my God, you can't believe it's happening again
Your
baby's gone, and you're all alone
and it looks like the end.
And you're back out on the street.
And you're tryin' to remember.
How
will you start it over?
You don't know what became.
You don't care much
for a stranger's touch,
But you can't hold your man.
You never thought you'd be alone this far
down the line
And I know
what's been on your mind
You're afraid it's all been wasted time
The autumn leaves have got you thinking
about the first time that you
fell
You didn't love the boy too much, no, no
you just loved the boy to
well, Farewell
So you live from day to day, and you dream
about tomorrow,
oh.
And the hours go by like minutes
and the shadows come to stay
So
you take a little something to
make them go away
And I could have done so
many things, baby
If I could only stop my mind from wondrin' what
I left
behind and from worrying 'bout this wasted time
Ooh, another love has come and gone
Ooh, and the years keep rushing
on
I remember what you told me before you went out on your own:
"Sometimes
to keep it together, we got to leave it alone."
So you can get on with your
search, baby, and I can get on with mine
And maybe someday we will find ,
that it wasn't really wasted time
Mm,hm
Oh hoo, ooh, ohh,
Ooh,ooh, mm
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Wasted Time Reprise
Written by:Frey/Henley/Norman
(Instrumental)
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Victim of Love
Written by:Felder/Frey/Henley/Souther
What kind of love have you got?
You should be
home, but you're not
A room full of noise and dangerous boys
still makes
you thirsty and hot
I heard about you and that man
There's just one thing
I don't understand
You say he's a liar and he put out
your fire
How
come you still got his gun in your hand?
Victim of love , I see a broken
heart
You got your stories to tell
Victim of love, it's such an easy
part
and you know how to play it so well
Some people never come clean
I think you know what I mean
You're
walkin' the wire, pain and desire
Looking for love in between
Tell me your secrets, I'll tell you mine
This ain't no time to be
cool
And tell all your girlfriends,
you "been around the world"
friends
that talk is for losers and fools
Victim of love, I see a broken heart
I could be wrong, but I'm
no
Victim of love, we're not so far apart
Show me, what kind of love have
you got?
Victim of love, you're just a victim of love
I could be wrong , but I'm
not
Victim of love, now you're a victim of love
What kind of love have you
got?
What kind of love have you got?
What kind of love have you got?
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Pretty Maids All In A Row
Written by:Vitale/Walsh
Hi there,
How are 'ya?
it's been a
long time
My, but we learn so slow
and heroes, they come
and they
go
and leave us behind as if
we're s'pposed to know why
Why do we give
up our hearts to the past?
and why must we grow up so fast?
And all you wishing well fools
with your fortunes
someone should send
you a rose with
love from a friend,
it's nice to here from you
again
And the storybook comes to a close
Gone are the ribbons and
bows
Things to remember places to go
Pretty Maids all in a Row
Oh, oh
oh, oh......
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Try and Love Again
Written by:Meisner
When you're out there on your own
Where your
memories can find you
Like a circle goes around
You were lost until you
found out
What it all comes down to
One by one
The lonely feelings come
Day by day, they slowly fade away
Ooh, the look was in her eyes
you never know what might be found
there
She was dancing right in time
And the looks she made so fine
Like
the music that surrounds her
Should I stay or go?
I really want to know
Would I loose or win
If I
try and love again?
gonna try and love again
I'm gonna try and love
again
gonna try and love
gonna try and love
Right or wrong, what's done is done
It's only moments that we
borrow
But the thoughts will linger on
of the lady and her song
When
the sun comes up tomorrow
Well, it might take years to see
Through all
these tears
Don't let go
When you find it you will know
Oh, Gonna try and love again
gonna try and love again
Sometimes lose,
sometimes win,
Sometimes you need a friend
gonna try, gonna try
gonna
try, gonna try, (etc.)
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The Last Resort
Written by:Frey/Henley
She came from Providence,
the one in Rhode
Island
Where the old world shadows hang
heavy in the air
She packed her
hopes and dreams
like a refugee
Just as her father came across the sea
She heard about a place people were smilin'
They spoke about the red man's
way,
and how they loved the land
And they came from everywhere
to the
Great Divide
Seeking a place to stand
or a place to hide
Down in the crowded bars,
out for a good time,
Can't wait to tell you
all,
what it's like up there
And they called it paradise
I don't know
why
Somebody laid the mountains low
while the town got high
Then the chilly winds blew down
Across the desert
through the canyons
of the coast, to
the Malibu
Where the pretty people play,
hungry for
power
to light their neon way
and give them things to do
Some rich men came and raped the land,
Nobody caught 'em
Put up a bunch
of ugly boxes, and Jesus,
people bought 'em
And they called it
paradise
The place to be
They watched the hazy sun, sinking in the sea
You can leave it all behind
and sail to Lahaina
just like the
missionaries did, so many years ago
They even brought a neon sign: "Jesus is
coming"
Brought the white man's burden down
Brought the white man's reign
Who will provide the grand design?
What is yours and what is
mine?
'Cause there is no more new frontier
We have got to make it here
We satisfy our endless needs and
justify our bloody deeds,
in the name
of destiny and the name of God
And you can see them there,
On Sunday morning
They stand up and sing
about
what it's like up there
They call it paradise
I don't know
why
You call someplace paradise,
kiss it goodbye
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