When the gallows whispered my name I fled south of the border
There I sought refuge amongst an old Mexican town
Leaving behind all my troubles and wrongs from my past life
I met an angel to help this wild horse settle down

The shade of her hair is black as the night time around me
One look from her eyes could make the tequila taste sweeter
On a hot summer night we were married in a Mexican valley
This refugee outlaw and a beautiful Mexican brid

Walk through the valley, where angels fly
Walk through the valley, where angels fly

On the night of the marriage we headed to an old hacienda
My love in my arms and the music of a mariachi band
When all of a sudden my troubles from my past life they found me
In the form of a sheriff who swore that he tracked me down

When the shouts turn to shots I lost track of the girl I just married
In the haze of tequila I could not tell where I was shooting
When the gun smoke had cleared, my true love lay dead on the bar floor
And though I was breathing, my heart was telling me I was gone

Wade through the valley, where angels cry
Wade through the valley, where angels cry
Wade through the valley, where angels cry
Wade through the valley, where angels cry