If I could sing... Over the hills and far away

No No no - it's not Teletubbie time. Over the hills and far away is a song from the 80's by hard rock legend Gary Moore from his wild Frontier album.

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Here Are the lyrics

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 for 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.
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 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 he swears he'll be.
Over the hills and far away.

Over the hills and,
over the hills and,
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 he swears she'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
he swears he will return one day.
Far from the mountains and the seas,
back in her arms he swears he'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 his arms is where she'll be.

Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.

Over the hills,
over the hills and far away.

Now this is a good song to have in your repertoire. If you ask for requests and some heckler insinuates that he wants you to go away by yelling out "Can you sing Over the hills and far away" then you can just say "No problems" and let the drums kick in. ...budda de budda...

I'd also have to say that this song is also on my "if I could play guitar list", I don't really appreciate the story of the song having been on the nasty end of infidelity, but the song just rocks.

I first heard this song back in the late 80's, I had a mullet and black stovepipe jeans. (I'll never fit into either of those again). The whole album just was great so I'm sure I'll post a few more songs from it later. I liked Queen but my main interest was Pet Shop Boys and the Art of Noise at this time, so I'd have to say it was Gary Moore that started my interest in things that rock.

In my set list - this is the opening number.

Rock on dudes!