| They came for him one winter’s night
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| Arrested, he was bound
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| They said there’d been a robbery
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| His pistol had been found
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| They marched him to the station house
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| He waited for the dawn
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| And as they led him to the dock
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| He knew that he’d been wronged
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| «You stand accused of robbery,»
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| He heard the bailiff say
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| He knew without an alibi
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| Tomorrow’s light would mourn his freedom
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| Over the hills and far away
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| For ten long years he’ll count the days
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| Over the mountains and the seas
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| A prisoner’s life for him there’ll be
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| He knew that it would cost him dear
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| But yet he dare not say
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| Where he had been that fateful night
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| A secret it must stay
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| He had to fight back tears of rage
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| His heart beat like a drum
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| For with the wife of his best friend
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| He spent his final night of freedom
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| Over the hills and far away
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| He swears he will return one day
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| Far from the mountains and the seas
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| Back in her arms again he’ll be
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| Over the hills and far away
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| Over the hills and
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| Over the hills and
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| Over the hills and far away
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| Each night within his prison cell
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| He looks out through the bars
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| He reads the letters that she wrote
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| One day he’ll know the taste of freedom
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| Over the hills and far away
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| She prays he will return one day
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| As sure as the rivers reach the seas
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| Back in his arms again she’ll be
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| Over the hills and far away
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| He swears he will return one day
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| Far from the mountains and the seas
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| Back in her arms again he’ll be
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| Over the hills and far away
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| She prays he will return one day
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| As sure as the rivers reach the sea
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| Back in her arms is where he’ll be
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| Over the hills
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| Over the hills and far away
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| Over the hills
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| Over the hills and far away
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| Nightwish —
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| /C: Nightwish — Over The Hills And Far Away |