My mother kept her eyes on me
Even then the folks in town
said with prejudiced eyes
First time that someone looked beyond
We used to walk down by the river
She loves to watch the sun go down
We used to walk along the river
And dream away out on this town
No one understood when I fell for Mary
No one cared until the night she went
came knocking next morning
surrounded by a thousand fingers
I swear I left her by the river
I swear I left her safe and sound
I need to make it through the river
And leave this old Nebraska town
I think about the leftover,
There's no escape for me this time,
all of my rescues are 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 old Nebraska town
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