My mother came to hazard
when I was just seven
Even then the folks in town
said with prejudiced eyes
That boy's not right
Three years ago when I
came to know Mary
First time that someone
looked beyond the
rumers 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
No one understood what I
felt for Mary
No one cared until the night
she went out walking alone
And never came home
Man with a badge came
knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded by a
thousand fingers suddenly
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
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
My mother came to hazard
when I was just seven
Even then the folks in town
said with prejudiced eyes
That boy's not right
Three years ago when I
came to know Mary
First time that someone
looked beyond the
rumers 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
No one understood what I
felt for Mary
No one cared until the night
she went out walking alone
And never came home
Man with a badge came
knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded by a
thousand fingers suddenly
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
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