My mother came to Hazard
when I was just seven
Even then the folks in town
said with prejudiced eyes
That boy's not right
Three years ago
when I came to know Mary
First time that someone looked
beyond the rumours and the lies
And saw the man inside
We used to walk down by the river
She love to watch the sun go down
We used to walk along the ri-ver
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 alone
And never came home
Man with a badge
came knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded by
a thousand fingers suddenly
Pointed right at me
I swear I left her by the ri-ver
I swear I left her safe and sound
I need to make it to the ri-ver
And leave this old Nebraska town
I think about my life gone by
And how it's done me wrong
There's no escape
for me this time
All of my rescues are gone,
long gone

I swear I left her by the ri-ver
I swear I left her safe and sound
I need to make it to the ri-ver
And leave this old Nebraska town...[start]../song/8/8235.MID[stop]