It was a summer night New mexico Riding toward the light Of home Two spirits in a dream We interloped The figment of a king The prophet wrote A man in black appeared And as he spoke Our world began to quake And smoke Oh, enchantment The land of the serpent Purgatorio Through the valley of death i go Stranded in a dream New mexico A mirage it seemed The thought of home Oh, enchantment The land of the serpent Purgatorio Through the valley of death i go The angels clapped their hands One was made of stone said "climb upon my back I'll take you home" Oh, enchantment The land of the serpent Purgatorio Through the valley of death i go Oh, enchantment The land of the serpent Purgatorio Through the valley of death i go It was a summer night New mexico