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	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						Version 1 of Rod Stewart Lyrics Here To Eternity (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/r/rod-stewart/here-to-eternity/v1.h...) Version 1 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
1	Jimmy Doyle took his child bride Amanda for a drive						Jimmy Doyle took his child	1
2	She was only seventeen, he just lived to see her smile						bride, Amanda, for a drive	2
3	Their commitment to each other burned like a forest fire						She was only seventeen he just	3
4							lived to see her smile	4
5	Otis on the radio singing, 'Stand by me'						Their commitment to each other	5
6	As       a trooper pulled them over and said, "Jimmy, where you been?"						burned like a forest fire	6
7	Someone matching your description has just robbed the liquor store						Otis in                                       the radio singing " Stand By Me"	7
8	Amanda said, "He's been with me", but they weren't listening anymore						As a trooper pulled them over	8
9							And said Jimmy where you been	9
10	Down at precinct number five, they questioned Jimmy through the night						Someone matching your description	10
11	The sheriff said, "He's gotta stand trial"						Has just robbed the liquor store	11
12	Armed robbery is the charge, Amanda said, "This cannot be"						Amanda said " He's been with me"	12
1							But they weren't listening anymore	1
2							Down at Precinct Number Five They questioned	2
3							Jimmy through the night	3
4							The sheriff said " He's gotta stand trial"	4
5							Armed robbery is the charge	5
6							Amanda said " This cannot be"	6
	Gonna stay right here until you set him free						Gonna stay right here until you set him free
13							And I love him	13
14	I love him, here to eternity						Here                   to eternity	14
15	Forever, unto eternity						Forever Unto eternity	15
16	Oh, God gave me something I must hold on to						Oh God gave me something I must hold on to	16
17	Gonna hold on to him, no matter what you do						Gonna hold on him	17
18	I love him, here to eternity						No matter what you do	18
19	Yeah						The old courthouse was crowded	19
20							As the judge reviewed the case In	20
21	The old courthouse was crowded as the judge reviewed the case						a year of re-election	21
22	In a year of re-election, he was desperate to impress						He                                was desperate to impress	22
23	Innocent or guilty, he saw an opportunity						Innocenct or guilty	23
24	To send Jimmy down for life to the penitentiary						He saw an opportunity	24
25							To send Jimmy down for life	25
26	Disbelief and anger as they dragged him away						to the Penitentiary	26
27	In a cell below the courthouse, they beat him like a slave						Disbelief and anger	27
28	But his use of martial arts, struck a blow for liberty						As they dragged him away	28
29	Felled a guard with a fist of iron and killed him instantly						In a cell below the courthouse	29
30							They beat him like a slave	30
31	All the press surrounded Amanda, coming down the courthouse steps						But his use of martial arts	31
7							Struck a blow for liberty	7
8							Felled a guard with a fist of iron	8
9							And killed him instantly	9
10							All the press surrounded Amanda	10
11							Coming down the courthouse steps	11
	Pleading for her young man's life						Pleading for her young man's life
32	And in a moment seen by millions, she bowed her head and cried						And in a moment seen by millions	32
33	Show my man some mercy, he's the father of my child						She bowed her head and cried	33
34							Show my man some mercy	34
35	I love him, here to eternity						He's the father of my child	35
36	Forever, unto eternity						I love him	36
37	Oh, God gave me something I must hold on to						Here to eternity	37
38	Gonna hold on to him, no matter what you do						Forever Unto eternity	38
39	I love him, here to eternity						Oh God gave me something I must hold on to	39
40							Gonna hold on him	40
41	Jimmy Doyle appeared again in a second public trail						No matter what you do I love him	41
42	For the murder of a prison guard, they sentenced him to die						Here                                                           to eternity	42
43	But Amanda with her long red hair made one last plea						Jimmy Doyle appeared again	43
44	As the court fell into silence, she cried out desperately						In a second public trail	44
45							For the murder of a prison guard	45
46	This man of mine is innocent as one day I shall prove						They sentenced him to die	46
12							But Amanda with her long red hair	12
13							Made one last plea	13
14							As the court fell into silence	14
15							She cried out desperately	15
16							This man of mine is innocent	16
17							As one day I shall prove	17
	It's an open case of self defense						It's an open case of self defense
47	And all this circumstantial evidence you place before your court						All      this circumstantial evidence	47
48	Has robbed me of my husband, forget it I will not						You place before your court	48
49							Has robbed me of my husband	49
50	I love him, here to eternity						forget I will not	50
51	Forever, unto eternity						I love him	51
52	Oh, goodbye Jimmy 'til we meet again						Here to eternity	52
53	In a better world than this, I swear I'll clear your name						Forever Unto eternity	53
54	'Cos I love you, here to eternity						Oh goodbye Jimmy ' Til we meet again	54
	Yeah						In a better world than this
18							I swear I'll clear your name	18
19							' Cos I love you	19
20							Here to eternity	20
21							am I still the same?	21
22							Only a boy laughing aloud,	22
23							quick as a shot, nobody	23
24							can stop.	24
25							Only a boy, plans of his	25
26							own, leaving his home,	26
27							knows where he's going, only a boy.	27
28							only a boy, only a boy, only a boy oh	28

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