Hazard

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 rumors and lies, I 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 away out of this town

No one understands what I felt for Mary
No one cared until the night she went
Out walking alone and never came home
And when the badge came knocking next morning, he was asked
Surrounded by the thousand things she'd leave, 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 lonely Nebraska town

Think about my life gone by and how it's done me wrong
There's no escape for me this time, all my rescues are gone
They're 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 lonely Nebraska town