“you can check out anytime you like ,but you can never leave"(你可以在任何时候结帐，但你永不能离去）。这是美国老鹰乐队代表作《加州旅馆》的最后一句。抛开关于《加州旅馆》大段有争议的混乱与颓唐之意，但看最后一句的歌词和旋律，它不失为一首佳作。
On a dark 1)desert highway, 2)cool wind in my hair
3)Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My 4)head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to 5)stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the 6)mission bell
And I was 7)thinking to myself, ' This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'
Then she 8)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 9)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.
10)Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the 11)Captain,
' Please bring me my wine'
He said, ' We haven' t had that 11)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
12)They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise, bring your13)alibis
14)Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said ' We are all just prisoners here, 15)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
16)Running for the door
I had to 17)find the passage back
To the place I was before
' Relax,' said the night man,
18)We are programmed to receive.
19)You can checkout any time you like,
But you can never leave!
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