The Eagles Lyrics

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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 Such a lovely place Such a lovely place (background) Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Any time of year Any time of year (background) You can find it here You can find it here Her mind is Tiffany twisted She's got the Mercedes bends She's 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 1969 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 Such a lovely Place Such a lovely Place (background) Such a lovely face They're livin' it up at the What a nice surprise What a nice surprise (background) Bring your alibies Mirrors on the ceiling 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 nightman We are programed to recieve You can check out any time you like But you can never leave -----

THE LAST RESORT 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, 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 man 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 in the name of God. And you can see them there on Sunday morning stand up and sing about what it's like up there. They called it paradise, I don't know why. You call some place paradise - kiss it goodbye. - Don Henley & Glenn Frey

ALREADY GONE Well, I heard some people talkin' just the other day and they said you were gonna put me on a shelf. But let me tell you I got some news for you and you soon find out it's true and then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself. 'Cause I'm already gone and I'm feelin' strong. I will sing this vict'ry song. Woo-hoo-hoo-o, my my, woo-hoo-hoo-o. The letter that you wrote me made me stop and wonder why but I guess you felt like you had to set things right. Just remember this, my girl, when you look up in the sky you can see the stars and still not see the light, that's right. And I'm already gone and I'n feelin' strong. I will sing this vict'ry song. Woo-hoo-hoo-o, my my, woo-hoo-hoo-o. Well, I know it wasn't you who held me down. Heaven knows it wasn't you who set me free. So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key. But me, I'm already gone and I'm feelin' strong. I will sing, I will sing this vict'ry song 'cause I'm already gone. Yes, I'm already gone and I'm feelin' strong. I will sing this vict'ry song 'cause I'm already gone. Yes, I'm already gone, already gone ALRIGHT already gone already gone (fade) - Jack Tempchin & Robb Strandlund

JAMES DEAN James Dean, James Dean, I know just what you mean. James Dean, you said it all so clean and I know my life would look alright if I could see it on the silver screen. You were the low down rebel if there ever was even if you had no'cause. James Dean, you said it all so clean and I know my life would look alright if I could see it on the silver screen. We'll talk about a low-down bad refrigerator, you were just too cool for school. Sock hop, soda pop, basketball and auto shop, the only thing that got you off was breakin' all the rules. James Dean, James Dean, so hungry and so lean. James Dean, you said it all so clean and I know my life would look alright if I could see it on the silver screen. Little James Dean up on the screen wond'rin' who he might be. Along came a Spyder, picked up a rider, took him down the road to eternity. James Dean, James Dean, you bought it sight unseen. James Dean, James Dean, you bought it sight unseen. You were too fast to live, too young to die, bye bye. You were too fast to live, too young to die, bye bye. Bye bye TOO FAST TO LIVE TOO YOUNG TO DIE Bye bye TOO FAST TO LIVE TOO YOUNG TO DIE Bye bye TOO FAST TO LIVE TOO YOUNG TO DIE Bye bye TOO FAST TO LIVE TOO YOUNG TO DIE TOO FAST TO LIVE TOO YOUNG TO DIE Oo-oo-oo-oo TOO FAST TO LIVE TOO YOUNG TO DIE Bye bye TOO FAST TO LIVE TOO YOUNG TO DIE Oh, James Dean TOO FAST TO LIVE TOO YOUNG TO DIE - Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey, Don Henley & John David Souther

OL' 55 Well, my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splitly out to my ol' fifty-five. As I pulled away slowly feelin' so holy God knows I was feelin' alive. And now the sun's comin' up, I'm ridin' with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks. Stars beginning to fade and I lead the parade just a wishin' I'd stayed a little longer. Lord, don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger. Six in the mornin' gave me no warnin', I had to be on my way. Now the cars are all passin' me, trucks are all flashin' me, I'm headed home from your place. And now the sun's comin' up, I'm ridin' with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks. Stars beginning to fade and I lead the parade just a wishin' I'd stayed a little longer. Lord, don't you know the feelin's gettin' stronger. Well, my time went so quickly, I went lickety-splitly out to my ol' fifty-five. As I pulled away slowly feelin' so holy God knows I was feelin' alive. And now the sun's comin' up, yes it is, I'm ridin' with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks. Freeway cars and trucks ridin' with Lady Luck. Freeway cars and trucks ridin' with Lady Luck. Freeway cars and trucks ridin' with Lady Luck. - Tom Waits

IS IT TRUE? How come you love him when he takes you for a fool, he's only looking for a good time. How can he love you when he treats you mean cruel, he's not the best thing that you could find. Is it true? I can't believe it. Is it true? I just can't see it. Is it true? Is that you? When we were young we didn't really have a care, you were hung up, I had a good line. I never knew it then but, man, I was in love. How could I know it was the right time? Is it true you've lost that feelin ? Is it true you might be leavin ? Is it true? Don't wanna find out. Yes, I was so wrong for leading you on, there wasn't much I could do. I was a wild one but I can change some if that's important to you. Is it true you've lost that feelin ? Is it true you might be leavin ? Is it true, is it true? She's really leavin', she's really leavin', she's really leavin'. - Randy Meisner

The Sad Cafe Out in the shiny night the rain was softly falling The tracks that ran down the boulevard had all been washed away Out of the silver light the past came softly calling And I remembered the times we spent Inside the Sad Cafe Oh, it seemed like a holy place Protected by amazing grace And we would sing right out loud The things we could not say We thought we could change this world With words like "love" and "freedom" We were part of the lonely crowd Inside the Sad Cafe Oh, expecting to fly We would meet on that beautiful shore in the sweet by and by Some of their dreams came true Some just passed away And some of them stayed behind Inside the Sad Cafe The clouds rolled in and hid that shore Now that Glory Train, it don't stop here no more Now I look at the years gone by And wonder at the powers that be I don't know why fortune smiles on some And lets the rest go free Maybe the time has drawn the faces I recall But things in this life change very slowly if they ever change at all There's no use in asking why It just turned out that way So meet me at midnight, baby Inside the Sad Cafe Why don't you meet me at midnight, baby Inside the Sad Cafe

Love Will Keep Us Alive I was standing All alone against the world outside You were searching For a place to hide Lost and lonely Now you given me the will to survive When we're hungry... love will keep us alive Don't you worry Sometimes you've just gotta let it ride The world is changing Right before your eyes Now I've found you There's no more emptiness inside When we're hungry... love will keep us alive I would die for you Climb the highest mountain Baby, there's nothing I wouldn't do Now I've found you There's no more emptiness inside When we're hungry... love will keep us alive I would die for you Climb the highest mountain Baby, there's nothing I wouldn't do I was standing All alone against the world outside You were searching For a place to hide Lost and lonely Now you given me the will to survive When we're hungry... love will keep us alive When we're hungry... love will keep us alive When we're hungry... love will keep us alive

The Girl From Yesterday It wasn't really sad the way they said good-bye Or maybe it just hurt so bad she couldn't cry He packed his things, walked out the door and drove away And she became the girl from yesterday He took a plane across the sea to some foreign land She stayed at home and tried so hard to understand How someone who had been so close could be so far away And she became the girl from yesterday She doesn't know what's right She doesn't know what's wrong She only knows the pain that comes from waiting so long And she doesn't count the teardrops That she's cried while he's away Because she knows deep in her heart That he'll be back someday The light's on in the window; she's waiting by the phone Talking to a memory that's never coming home She dreams of his returning and the things that he might say But she'll always be the girl from yesterday Yeah, she'll always be the girl from yesterday

Learn To Be Still It's just another day in paradise As you stumble to your bed You'd give anything to silence Those voices in your head You thought you could find happiness Just over that green hill You thought you would be satisfied But you never will- Learn to be still We are like sheep without a shepherd We don't know how to be alone So we wander 'round this desert And wind up following the wrong gods home But the flock cries out for another And they keep answering that bell And one more starry-eyed messiah Meets a violent farewell- Learn to be still Learn to be still Now the flowers in your garden They don't smell so sweet Maybe you've forgotten The heaven lying at your feet (-Solo-) There are so many contradictions In all these messages we send (We keep asking) How do I get out of here? Where do I fit in? Though the world is torn and shaken Even if your heart is breakin' It's waiting for you to awalen And someday you will- Learn to be still Learn to be still You just keep on runnin' Keep on runnin' </xml> <hr> <b> Tequila Sunrise</b> <xmp> It's another tequila sunrise, stirrin slowly across the sky, said goodbye. He was just a hired hand, workin on the dreams he planned to try, the days go by. Every night when the sun goes down, Just another lonely boy in town, And she's out runnin round. She wasn't just another woman, But man I couldn't keep from comin on, It's been so long. Whoa and it's a hollow feelin, When it comes down to dealin friends, It never ends. Take another shot of courage, Wonder why the right words never come, You just get numb. It's another tequila sunrise, And this old world still looks the same, Another frame.

TAKE IT EASY Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load, I've got seven women on my mind: four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me, one says she's a friend of mine. Take it easy, take it easy, don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy. Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand, just find a place to make your stand and take it easy. Well, I'm a standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona and such a fine sight to see: it's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me. Come on, baby, don't say maybe. I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me. We may lose and we may win though we will never be here again. So open up, I'm climbin' in, so take it easy. Well, I'm a runnin' down the road, tryin' to loosen my load, got a world of trouble on my mind. Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover, she's so hard to find. Take it easy, take it easy, don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy. Come on, baby, don't say maybe. I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me. Oh, we got it easy, we oughta take it easy.

Desperado Desperado, why don't you come to your senses, You've been out ridin fences for so long now, Oh and you're a hard one, but I know that you've got your reasons, The things that are pleasin' you can hurt you somehow. Don't you draw the Queen of Diamonds boy, she'll beat you if she's able. You know the Queen of Hearts is always your best bet. Now it seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table, But you only want the ones you can't get. Desperado, you ain't gettin no younger, Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin you home, And freedom, oh freedom, well that's just some people talkin. Your prison is walking through this world all alone. Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime, The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine, It's hard to tell the nighttime from the day. And you're losin all your highs and lows, Ain't it funny how the feelin goes away? Desperado, why don't you come to your senses, Come down from your fences- open the gates. It may be rainin, but there's a rainbow above you. You'd better let somebody love you, LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU. You'd better let somebody love you, before it's too late.