Over The Hills And Far Away by Gary Moore
They (1)________ for him one winter's night.
Arrested, he was bound.
They (2)________ there'd been a robbery,
his pistol had been found.
They marched him to the (3)______________ house,
he waited till the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he knew that he'd been wronged.
"You (4)__________ accused of robbery,"
he heard the bailiff say.
He knew (5)______________ an alibi,
tomorrow's light (6)__________ mourn his freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
for ten (7)________ years he'll count the days.
Over the mountains and the seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.
He knew (8)________ it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he'd been that (9)______________ night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart (10)________ like a drum.
For with the wife of his best friend,
he spent his (11)__________ night of freedom.
Over the (12)__________ and far away,
he (13)____________ he will (14)____________ one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms (15)__________ he'll be.
Over the hills and far away.
Over the (16)__________ and,
over the hills and,
over the hills and far away.
Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He reads the (17)______________ that she wrote.
One day he'll (18)________ the taste of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
she (19)__________ he will return one day.
As sure as the (20)____________ reach the seas,
back in his arms again she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will (21)____________ 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 (23)________ return one day.
As sure as the rivers (24)__________ the sea,
back in her arms 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 (2)________ there'd been a robbery,
his pistol had been found.
They marched him to the (3)______________ house,
he waited till the dawn.
And as they led him to the dock,
he knew that he'd been wronged.
"You (4)__________ accused of robbery,"
he heard the bailiff say.
He knew (5)______________ an alibi,
tomorrow's light (6)__________ mourn his freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
for ten (7)________ years he'll count the days.
Over the mountains and the seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.
He knew (8)________ it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he'd been that (9)______________ night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart (10)________ like a drum.
For with the wife of his best friend,
he spent his (11)__________ night of freedom.
Over the (12)__________ and far away,
he (13)____________ he will (14)____________ one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms (15)__________ he'll be.
Over the hills and far away.
Over the (16)__________ and,
over the hills and,
over the hills and far away.
Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He reads the (17)______________ that she wrote.
One day he'll (18)________ the taste of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
she (19)__________ he will return one day.
As sure as the (20)____________ reach the seas,
back in his arms again she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will (21)____________ 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 (23)________ return one day.
As sure as the rivers (24)__________ the sea,
back in her arms 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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