Hazard

[Verse 1] 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 in on Mary First time that someone looked beyond the rumors and the lies Saw the man inside [Chorus 1] 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 [Verse 2] No one understood what I felt for Mary No one cared until the night she went out walking all 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 [Chorus 2] 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 [Bridge] I think about my life gone by How it's done me wrong There's no escape for me this time All of my rescues are gone, long gone [Chorus 2]