Rod Stewart - Here To Eternity Lyrics
(r. stewart, k. savigar)On a hot summers nightIn the year of 75Jimmy doyle took his child brideAmanda, for a driveShe was only seventeenHe just lived to see her smileTheir commitment to each otherBurned like a forest fireOtis on the radio singing stand by meAs a trooper pulled them overAnd said jimmy where you beenSomeone matching your descriptionHas just robbed the liquor storeAmanda said hes been with meBut they werent listening anymoreDown at precinct number fiveThey questioned jimmy through the nightThe sheriff said hes gotta stand trialArmed robbery is the chargeAmanda said this cannot beGonna stay right here until you set him freeAnd I love himHere to eternityForeverUnto eternityOh God gave me somethingI must hold on toGonna hold on himNo matter what you doThe old courthouse was crowdedAs the judge reviewed the caseIn a year of re-electionHe was desperate to impressInnocent or guiltyHe saw an opportunityTo send jimmy down for lifeTo the penitentiaryDisbelief and angerAs they dragged him awayIn a cell below the courthouseThey beat him like a slaveBut his use of martial artsStruck a blow for libertyFelled a guard with a fist of ironAnd killed him instantlyAll the press surrounded amandaComing down the courthouse stepsPleading for her young mans lifeAnd in a moment seen by millionsShe bowed her head and criedShow my man some mercyHes the father of my childI love himHere to eternityForeverUnto eternityOh God gave me somethingI must hold on toGonna hold on himNo matter what you doI love himHere to eternityJimmy doyle appeared againIn a second public trailFor the murder of a prison guardThey sentenced him to dieBut amanda with her long red hairMade one last pleaAs the court fell into silenceShe cried out desperatelyThis man of mine is innocentAs one day I shall proveIts an open case of self defenseAll this circumstantial evidenceYou place before your courtHas robbed me of my husbandForget I will notI love himHere to eternityForeverUnto eternityOh goodbye my jimmytil we meet againIn a better world than thisI swear Ill clear your namecos I love youHere to eternity
