It should have been so soft, this morning as we left
   But the valley was infected, by a different kind of beauty
   And the Indians they knew, it was a devil's sanctuary.
  
   Out of this unholy dawn, a car came stirring up the sand
   And a woman from a passion play
   Held up the limousine that brought me
   All this way today. And I didn't need to turn around
   So strong was the message, and the man who planned her life
   Commanded all that followed: Well they bellowed, and they hollered
   And they threw each other down, down in this valley
   This cruel and lovely valley, Oh it should have been an alley
   In some low down part of town
  
   As the lights came up, there was no sun
   And brandy splattered all over the ground
   As this woman with her head held high
   Yelled love and why oh why, you're killing me oh follow me-
   As I watched safe and clean, from the frosted windows of that limousine
  
   Well they bellowed and they hollered, and they threw each other down
   Down in this valley, this cruel and lovely valley
   Oh it sould have been an alley, in some low down part of town
  
   Before he'd been so funny, imagining the best:
   That he'd escaper recrimination, for abandoning the nest
   He'd been joking and stoned, while he was entertaining me
   But then turned and was stunned, by her panic and her misery
  
   And I was in the get-away car
   Giving him a chance, to get away
   Get away, get away
  
   And how the valley smoked, as he crossed Route 25
   With his cymbals and his shattered crown, leaving all alone
   His eyes fixed on the ground. And he didn't even turn around
   So strong was the message, and he fell into the shallow sky
   And was swallowed.
   Well they bellowed and they hollered, and they threw each other down
   Down in this valley, this cruel and lovely valley
   Well it should have been an alley, In some low down part of town