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Current version of Rod Stewart Lyrics Here To Eternity (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/r/rod-stewart/here-to-eternity/) Current version of the lyrics |
Version 2 of Rod Stewart Lyrics Here To Eternity (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/r/rod-stewart/here-to-eternity/v2.h...) Version 2 of the lyrics | |||||||||||
| On a hot summer's night in the year of '75 | On a hot summer's night in the year of '75 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Doyle took his child bride Amanda for a drive | Jimmy Doyle took his child bride Amanda for a drive | |||||||||||
| She was only seventeen, he just lived to see her smile | She was only seventeen, he just lived to see her smile | |||||||||||
| Their commitment to each other burned like a forest fire | Their commitment to each other burned like a forest fire | |||||||||||
| Otis on the radio singing, 'Stand by me' | Otis on the radio singing, 'Stand by me' | |||||||||||
| As a trooper pulled them over and said, "Jimmy, where you been?" | As a trooper pulled them over and said, "Jimmy, where you been?" | |||||||||||
| Someone matching your description has just robbed the liquor store | Someone matching your description has just robbed the liquor store | |||||||||||
| Amanda said, "He's been with me", but they weren't listening anymore | Amanda said, "He's been with me", but they weren't listening anymore | |||||||||||
| Down at precinct number five, they questioned Jimmy through the night | Down at precinct number five, they questioned Jimmy through the night | |||||||||||
| The sheriff said, "He's gotta stand trial" | The sheriff said, "He's gotta stand trial" | |||||||||||
| Armed robbery is the charge, Amanda said, "This cannot be" | Armed robbery is the charge, Amanda said, "This cannot be" | |||||||||||
| Gonna stay right here until you set him free | Gonna stay right here until you set him free | |||||||||||
| I love him, here to eternity | I love him, here to eternity | |||||||||||
| Forever, unto eternity | Forever, unto eternity | |||||||||||
| Oh, God gave me something I must hold on to | Oh, God gave me something I must hold on to | |||||||||||
| Gonna hold on to him, no matter what you do | Gonna hold on to him, no matter what you do | |||||||||||
| I love him, here to eternity | I love him, here to eternity | |||||||||||
| Yeah | Yeah | |||||||||||
| The old courthouse was crowded as the judge reviewed the case | The old courthouse was crowded as the judge reviewed the case | |||||||||||
| In a year of re-election, he was desperate to impress | In a year of re-election, he was desperate to impress | |||||||||||
| Innocent or guilty, he saw an opportunity | Innocent or guilty, he saw an opportunity | |||||||||||
| To send Jimmy down for life to the penitentiary | To send Jimmy down for life to the penitentiary | |||||||||||
| Disbelief and anger as they dragged him away | Disbelief and anger as they dragged him away | |||||||||||
| In a cell below the courthouse, they beat him like a slave | In a cell below the courthouse, they beat him like a slave | |||||||||||
| But his use of martial arts, struck a blow for liberty | But his use of martial arts, struck a blow for liberty | |||||||||||
| Felled a guard with a fist of iron and killed him instantly | Felled a guard with a fist of iron and killed him instantly | |||||||||||
| All the press surrounded Amanda, coming down the courthouse steps | All the press surrounded Amanda, coming down the courthouse steps | |||||||||||
| Pleading for her young man's life | Pleading for her young man's life | |||||||||||
| And in a moment seen by millions, she bowed her head and cried | And in a moment seen by millions, she bowed her head and cried | |||||||||||
| Show my man some mercy, he's the father of my child | Show my man some mercy, he's the father of my child | |||||||||||
| I love him, here to eternity | I love him, here to eternity | |||||||||||
| Forever, unto eternity | Forever, unto eternity | |||||||||||
| Oh, God gave me something I must hold on to | Oh, God gave me something I must hold on to | |||||||||||
| Gonna hold on to him, no matter what you do | Gonna hold on to him, no matter what you do | |||||||||||
| I love him, here to eternity | I love him, here to eternity | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Doyle appeared again in a second public trail | Jimmy Doyle appeared again in a second public trail | |||||||||||
| For the murder of a prison guard, they sentenced him to die | For the murder of a prison guard, they sentenced him to die | |||||||||||
| But Amanda with her long red hair made one last plea | But Amanda with her long red hair made one last plea | |||||||||||
| As the court fell into silence, she cried out desperately | As the court fell into silence, she cried out desperately | |||||||||||
| This man of mine is innocent as one day I shall prove | This man of mine is innocent as one day I shall prove | |||||||||||
| It's an open case of self defense | It's an open case of self defense | |||||||||||
| And all this circumstantial evidence you place before your court | And all this circumstantial evidence you place before your court | |||||||||||
| 1 | Has robbed me of my husband, forget I will not | Has robbed me of my husband, forget it I will not | 1 | |||||||||
| I love him, here to eternity | I love him, here to eternity | |||||||||||
| Forever, unto eternity | Forever, unto eternity | |||||||||||
| Oh, goodbye Jimmy 'til we meet again | Oh, goodbye Jimmy 'til we meet again | |||||||||||
| In a better world than this, I swear I'll clear your name | In a better world than this, I swear I'll clear your name | |||||||||||
| 'Cos I love you, here to eternity | 'Cos I love you, here to eternity | |||||||||||
| Yeah | Yeah | |||||||||||
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