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