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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
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
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
There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell
And I was thinkin' to myself, "This could be heaven or this could be hell"
And I was thinkin' to myself, "This could be heaven or this could be hell"
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
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Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes-Benz, uh
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes-Benz, uh
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine"
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969"
And still, those voices are calling from far away
And still, those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say
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Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
Mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice
And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
And she said, "We are all just prisoners here of our own device"
And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast
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
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
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
"Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"