Over The Hills And Far Away by Gary Moore
They came for him one winter's night.
Arrested, he was bound.
They said there'd been a robbery,
his pistol had been found.
They marched him to the station house,
he (1)____________ till the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he (2)________ (3)________ he'd been wronged.
"You stand accused of robbery,"
he heard the bailiff say.
He knew without an alibi,
tomorrow's light would (4)__________ his freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
for ten long (5)__________ he'll (6)__________ the days.
Over the (7)__________________ and the seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.
He (8)________ that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he'd (9)________ that fateful night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the (10)________ of his (11)________ friend,
he spent his final night of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
he (12)____________ he (13)________ (14)____________ one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms again he'll be.
Over the hills and far away.
Over the hills and,
over the hills and,
over the hills and far away.
Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out (15)______________ the bars.
He reads the letters that she wrote.
One day he'll (16)________ the (17)__________ of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As (18)________ as the rivers (19)__________ the seas,
back in his (20)________ again she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will (21)____________ one day.
As sure as the (22)__________ reach the seas,
back in his arms is (23)__________ she'll be.
Over the (24)__________ and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers (25)__________ the sea,
back in her (26)________ is where he'll be.
Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.
Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.
Arrested, he was bound.
They said there'd been a robbery,
his pistol had been found.
They marched him to the station house,
he (1)____________ till the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he (2)________ (3)________ he'd been wronged.
"You stand accused of robbery,"
he heard the bailiff say.
He knew without an alibi,
tomorrow's light would (4)__________ his freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
for ten long (5)__________ he'll (6)__________ the days.
Over the (7)__________________ and the seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.
He (8)________ that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he'd (9)________ that fateful night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the (10)________ of his (11)________ friend,
he spent his final night of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
he (12)____________ he (13)________ (14)____________ one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms again he'll be.
Over the hills and far away.
Over the hills and,
over the hills and,
over the hills and far away.
Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out (15)______________ the bars.
He reads the letters that she wrote.
One day he'll (16)________ the (17)__________ of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As (18)________ as the rivers (19)__________ the seas,
back in his (20)________ again she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will (21)____________ one day.
As sure as the (22)__________ reach the seas,
back in his arms is (23)__________ she'll be.
Over the (24)__________ and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers (25)__________ the sea,
back in her (26)________ is where he'll be.
Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.
Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.
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