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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 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 that he'd been wronged.
"You stand accused of robbery,"
he (2)__________ the (3)______________ say.
He knew without an alibi,
tomorrow's (4)__________ would mourn his freedom.

Over the hills and far away,
for ten (5)________ years he'll count the days.
Over the mountains and the seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.

He (6)________ that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he'd been that fateful night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His (7)__________ beat like a drum.
For (8)________ the (9)________ of his (10)________ friend,
he spent his final night of freedom.

Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms again he'll be.
Over the (11)__________ and far away.

Over the (12)__________ and,
over the (13)__________ and,
over the hills and far away.

Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He reads the (14)______________ (15)________ she wrote.
One day he'll know the taste of freedom.

Over the (16)__________ and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the (17)____________ reach the seas,
back in his (18)________ again she'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
As (19)________ as the river reach the seas,
back in his arms is (20)__________ she'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
she prays he (21)________ (22)____________ one day.
As sure as the rivers (23)__________ 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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