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Richard Marx – Hazard lyrics
My mother came to Hazard when I was just seven
Even then the folks in town said with prejudiced eyes
That boy's not right ...
Three years ago when I came to know Mary
First time that someone looked beyond the rumours and the lies
And saw the man inside ...
We used to walk down by the river
She loved to watch the sun go down
We used to walk along the river
And dream our way out of this town ...
No one understood what I felt for Mary
No one cared until the night she went out walking alone
And never came home ...
Man with a badge came knocking next morning
Here was I surrounded by a thousand fingers suddenly
Pointed right at me ...
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
I think about my life gone by
And how it's done me wrong

There's no escape for me this time
All of my rescues are gone, long 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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    Sirocco
    I wrote the above reply and forgot to register, this is my answer again.
    He didn't kill Mary. By being "Not Right" means to me that he was different to the other kids and more than likely he was Autistic. Autistic people Never lie, so he was telling the truth. When he says "he left her by the river" he is not changing his story, he is saying in not as many words, that the last time he saw her, he left her by the river. That boy is innocent.
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    He didn't kill Mary. By being "Not Right" means to me that he was different to the other kids and more than likely he was Autistic. Autistic people Never lie, so he was telling the truth. When he says "he left her by the river" he is not changing his story, he is saying in not as many words, that the last time he saw her, he left her by the river. That boy is innocent.
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    No what really happened was that the hatred people on the town felt for him make them kill mary so he was blame for it that was the only way to get rid of him so when they blame him the little he know he swear that she was safe but since she was dead he wanted to make it to the river to go with her he wanted to get himself killed as well the only way they can be together n out of the town with his love beside him.
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    From childhood he was unfortunate with his family issue that made him a lone guy, no one would like to be with him. It was as said 3 years ago he found a girl had good relation. He thought she understand him better then anyone but later found that the girl also betrayed him as seen with cop in car. He was disturbed with it and as people and cop were from starting not liking this guy. Cop got a chance to throw him out of town so they killed Mary so that they could trap this guy into the case of killing his girlfriend he sweared that he dint killed her but they trapped him into false case and told him to leave old Nebraska town. He told he need to make to the river to find out what really happened but they burned his house n told him to leave town. "I think about my life gone by And how it's done me wrong". And blame his fortune which had done him so wrong. No one is their to help him out of this misery. But in end its also seen that he is constantly telling he dint killed Mary and he know who has killed Mary and the killer is "COP".
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    He killed her, got caught, and then lamented on how bad his life is. The song says, no one cared until the night she went out walking alone. So he is saying he wasn't with her. Then he changes his story by saying he left her by the river safe and sound, so he was with her. Then he wants to make an escape, to the river.
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