Hazard sing and play along

My mother came to Hazard when I was just seven.

Even then, the folks in town she said with prejudiced eyes,

"That boy's er not right."

Three years ago when I came to know Mary,

first time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies,

and saw the man inside.

We used to walk down by

the river.

She loved to watch the sun go down.

We used to walk along the river and dream our way out of this town.

My No one understood ard what I felt for Mary.

No one cared until the night she went out walking alone

and nev er came home.

Man with a badge came I knocking next morning.

Here I, surrounded a besand the fingers suddenly

and pointed 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,

and how it's done me wrong.

There's no escape for me this time.

All of my rescues are gone,

long gone.