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