,

My

mother came to Hazard

when I was just seven, Even then the folks in town said

with

prejudised eyes, That

boys not right

Three years ago, when I came to know Mary

First time that someone look beyond, the

rumours and the lies

And saw the

man inside, We

used to walk down by the

river

She

loved to watch the sun go

down, We

used to walk along the

river

And

dream our

way out of this

town,

No one understood

what I felt for Mary, No one cared until the night

she went out

walking all alone, And

never came home

Man with the badge, came knocking next morning

Here was I surrounded by, a thousand

fingers suddenly

Pointing

right at me, I

swear I left her by the

river

I

swear I left her safe and

sound, I

need to

make it to the

river

And

leave this

old Nebraska

town,

Thinkng about my life going by

How its done me

wrong,

Theres no escape for me this time

All of my

rescue are,

gone, long

gone

I

swear I left her by the

river, I

swear I left her safe and

sound

I

need to

make it to the

river, And

leave this

old Nebraska

town