Over the Hills and Far Away Lyrics
Artist | |
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Album | Wild Frontier(1987) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Hard Rock |
Labels | Ten Records |
Ranked | #16 for 1987 , #450 all-time |
Album rating : 92.9 / 100
Votes : 18
Votes : 18
1. Over the Hills and Far Away (5:20)
(Gary Moore)
They came for him one winter's night.
Arrested, he was bound.
They said there'd been a robbery,
his pistol 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 heard the bailiff say.
He knew without an alibi
tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
for ten long years he'll count the days.
Over the mountains and the seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.
He knew that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he had been that fateful night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the wife of his best friend,
he'd 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 hills and far away.
Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He reads the letters that she wrote.
One day he'll know the taste of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms again she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
As sure as the river reach the sea,
back in his arms is where she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
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.
They came for him one winter's night.
Arrested, he was bound.
They said there'd been a robbery,
his pistol 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 heard the bailiff say.
He knew without an alibi
tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
for ten long years he'll count the days.
Over the mountains and the seas,
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.
He knew that it would cost him dear,
but yet he dare not say.
Just where he had been that fateful night,
a secret it must stay.
He had to fight back tears of rage.
His heart beat like a drum.
For with the wife of his best friend,
he'd 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 hills and far away.
Each night within his prison cell,
he looks out through the bars.
He reads the letters that she wrote.
One day he'll know the taste of freedom.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
back in his arms again she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
As sure as the river reach the sea,
back in his arms is where she'll be.
Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the seas,
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.
Wild Frontier - Lyrics
▶ 1. Over the Hills and Far Away Lyrics | 2. Wild Frontier Lyrics |
3. Take a Little Time Lyrics | 4. The Loner Lyrics |
5. Friday on My Mind Lyrics | 6. Strangers in the Darkness Lyrics |
7. Thunder Rising Lyrics | 8. Johnny Boy Lyrics |
Wild Frontier - Album Credits
Members
- Gary Moore : Vocals, Guitars
- Neil Carter : Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- Bob Daisley : Bass
Best Gary Moore Songs
Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes | |
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1 | Wild Frontier | Wild Frontier (1987) | 98.8 | 4 | |
2 | ▶ Over the Hills and Far Away | Wild Frontier (1987) | 95.8 | 6 | |
3 | Empty Rooms | Victims of the Future (1983) | 96.3 | 4 | |
4 | The Loner | Wild Frontier (1987) | 96.7 | 3 | |
5 | Thunder Rising | Wild Frontier (1987) | 95 | 5 | |
6 | Friday on My Mind | Wild Frontier (1987) | 94 | 5 | |
7 | Out in the Fields | Run for Cover (1985) | 95 | 3 | |
8 | Parisienne Walkways | Back on the Streets (1978) | 93.8 | 4 | |
9 | Still Got the Blues | Still Got the Blues (1990) | 92.5 | 6 | |
10 | The Messiah Will Come Again | After the War (1989) | 91.7 | 3 | |
11 | Midnight Blues | Still Got the Blues (1990) | 90 | 4 | |
12 | Oh Pretty Woman | Still Got the Blues (1990) | 88.3 | 3 | |
13 | Empty Rooms | Run for Cover (1985) | 88.3 | 3 | |
14 | Walking by Myself | Still Got the Blues (1990) | 85 | 3 | |
15 | King of the Blues | Still Got the Blues (1990) | 85 | 3 |