My mother came to Hazard
when I was just seven
Even then the folks in town
said "the prettiest eyes"
that boy's not right
Three years ago
when I came to know Mary
First time
someone looked beyond
the roomers and the lies
Saw the man inside
We used to walk
down by the river
She loved to watch
the sun go down
We used to walk
down by the river
And dream our way
out of this town
No-one understood
what I felt for Mary
No-one cared until the night
she went a walkin' alone
And never came home
A man with a badge
came knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded
by a thousand fingers suddenly
Pointing right at me
I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her
safe and sound
I need to make it
to the river
And leave this old
Nebraska town
I think about my life gone by
how it's done me wrong
There's no escape
for me this time
All of my rescues are gone
No, no.....
I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her
safe and sound
Oh.., I need to make it
to the river
And leave this old
Nebraska town
Oh..., oh..., oh...