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Over The Hills And Far Away by Gary Moore

They came for him one winter's night.
Arrested, he was bound.
They (1)________ there'd been a robbery,
his pistol had been found.

They (2)______________ him to the station house,
he waited (3)________ the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he knew that he'd been wronged.
"You (4)__________ (5)______________ of robbery,"
he heard the bailiff say.
He knew (6)______________ an alibi,
tomorrow's light (7)__________ mourn his freedom.

Over the hills and far away,
for ten (8)________ years he'll count the days.
Over the mountains and the seas,
a prisoner's (9)________ for him there'll be.

He knew that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he'd been that (10)______________ night,
a (11)____________ it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the (12)________ of his best friend,
he spent his final (13)__________ of freedom.

Over the (14)__________ and far away,
he swears he will (15)____________ one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms again he'll be.
Over the (16)__________ and far away.

Over the hills and,
over the (17)__________ and,
over the hills and far away.

Each night within his (18)____________ cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He (19)__________ the (20)______________ that she wrote.
One day he'll know the taste of freedom.

Over the (21)__________ and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms again she'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
As sure as the river (22)__________ the seas,
back in his arms is where she'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will (23)____________ one day.
As sure as the (24)____________ reach the sea,
back in her arms is where he'll be.

Over the hills,
over the (25)__________ and far away.

Over the hills,
over the (26)__________ and far away.
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