(by 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 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 again 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 again 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 again he'll be.

Over the hills and far away,
she prays he will return one day.
As sure as the rivers reach the sea,
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.

10th Man Down

Today I killed, he was just a boy Eight before him, I knew them all In the fields a dying oath: I�d kill them all to save my own Cut me free, Bleed with me, Oh no One by one, We will fall, down down Pull the plug, End the pain, Run�n fight for life Hold on tight, this ain�t my fight Deliver me from this war It�s not for me it�s because of you Devil�s instant my eternity Obey to kill to save yourself Cut me free ... " I envy the 9 lives that gave me hell My path made up by their torn bodies Man to man, soldier to soldier, dust to dust Call me a coward but I can�t take it anymore " They wait for me back home The live with eyes turned away They were the first ones to see They are the last ones to bleed " The ultimate high as all beautiful dies A ruler�s tool, priest�s excuse, tyrant�s delight... I alone, the great white hunter I�ll march till the dawn brings me rest 10th patriot at the gallow�s pole! " Cut me free ...   Away   The days were brighter Gardens more blooming The nights had more hope In their silence The wild was calling Wishes were whispering The time was there But without a meaning Away, away in time Every dream�s a journey away Away to a home away from care Everywhere�s just a journey away The days departed Gardens deserted This frail world My only rest ? The wild calls no more Wishes so hollow The Barefoot Boy weeping in an empty night Away ... Cherish the moment Tower the skies Don�t let the dreamer fade to grey like grass No falling for life A gain for every loss Time gathered me But kept me flying " For this gift of dream I must pay the price with the loss of life�s pleasures "   Astral Romance   A nocturnal concerto Candlelight whispers me where to go Hymn of gathering stars as my guide As I wander on this path of the night Embroidery of the stars Undress my feelings for this earth Send me your salva to heal my scars And let this nakedness me my birth Macrocosm poured its powers on me And the hopes of this world I now must leave The nightwish I sent you centuries ago Has been heard by those who dwelled in a woe The distance of our bridal bed Await for me to be dead Dust of the galaxies take my hand Lead me to my beloved's land "The constant longing for your touch This bitter ocean of hatred and pain This loneliness I need to be who I am" "The oceans are alone as I Somebody take away this gift of mine No charisma for the beast! But still I love you forevermore" "Come to me Deliver me from you And from all the days of the Earth" No last words to say Only memories remain A farewell then, my path goes forever on