Over the Hills and Far Away
They came for him one winter's nightArrested, he was boundThey said there'd been a robbery,his pistol had been found
They marched him to the station house,he waited for the dawnAnd as they led him to the dock,he knew that he'd been wronged"You stand accused of robbery,"he heard the bailiff sayHe knew without an alibi,tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom
Over the hills and far away,for ten long years he'll count the daysOver the mountains and the seas,a prisoner's life for him there'll be
He knew that it would cost him dear,but yet he dare not sayWhere he had been that fateful night,a secret it must stayHe had to fight back tears of rageHis heart beat like a drumFor with the wife of his best friend,he spent his final night of freedom
Over the hills and far away,he swears he will return one dayFar from the mountains and the seas,back in her arms he swears he'll beOver 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 through the barsHe reads the letters that she wroteOne day he'll know the taste of freedom
Over the hills and far away,she prays he will return one dayAs sure as the rivers reach the seas,back in his arms he swears she'll be
Over the hills and far away,he swears he will return one dayFar from the mountains and the seas,back in her arms he swears he'll be
Over the hills and far away,she prays he will return one dayAs sure as the rivers reach the seas,back in his arms is where she'll be
Over the hills,over the hills and far away
Over the hills,over the hills and far away