Alex Lifeson - Seven Cities of Gold lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] Seven Cities of Gold 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 [Verse 2] 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 grow longer, the farther I go Wake to aching cold, and a deep Sahara of snow [Chorus] That gleam in the distance could be heaven's gate A long-awaited treasure at the end of my cruel fate [Chorus]