A man can lose his past in a country like this Wandering aimless Parched and nameless A man could lose his way in a country like this Canyons and cactus Endless and trackless Searching through a grim eternity Sculptured by a prehistoric sea Seven Cities of Gold The stories that fired my imagination Seven Cities of Gold A splendid mirage in this desolation Seven Cities of Gold Glowing in my dreams, like hallucinations Glitter in the sun like a revelation Distant as a comet or a constellation A man can lose himself in a country like this Rewrite the story Recapture the glory A man could lose his life in a country like this Sunblind and friendless Frozen and endless And the nights get longer the further I go Wake to aching cold, and a deep Sahara of snow Seven Cities of Gold The stories that fired my imagination Seven Cities of Gold A splendid mirage in this desolation Seven Cities of Gold Glowing in my dreams, like hallucinations Glitter in the sun like a revelation Distant as a comet or a constellation ♪ That gleam in the distance could be heaven's gate A long-awaited treasure at the end of my cruel fate Seven Cities of Gold The stories that fired my imagination Seven Cities of Gold A splendid mirage in this desolation Seven Cities of Gold Glowing in my dreams, like hallucinations Glitter in the sun like a revelation Distant as a comet or a constellation