Here To Eternity Lyrics - Rod Stewart

On a hot summer's night 

In the year of '75 

Jimmy Doyle took his child bride 

Amanda, for a drive 

She was only seventeen 

He just lived to see her smile 

Their commitment to each other 

Burned like a forest fire 

Otis on the radio singing "Stand By Me" 

As a trooper pulled them over 

And said Jimmy where you been 

Someone matching your description 

Has just robbed the liquor store 

Amanda said "He's been with me" 

But they weren't listening anymore 

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Down at Precinct Number Five 

They questioned Jimmy through the night 

The sheriff said "He's gotta stand trial" 

Armed robbery is the charge 

Amanda said "This cannot be" 

Gonna stay right here until you set him free 

And I love him 

Here to eternity 

Forever 

Unto eternity 

Oh God gave me something 

I must hold on to 

Gonna hold on him 

No matter what you do 

The old courthouse was crowded 

As the judge reviewed the case 

In a year of re-election 

He was desperate to impress 

Innocent or guilty 

He saw an opportunity 

To send Jimmy down for life 

To the Penitentiary 

Disbelief and anger 

As they dragged him away 

In a cell below the courthouse 

They beat him like a slave 

But his use of martial arts 

Struck a blow for liberty 

Felled a guard with a fist of iron 

And killed him instantly 

All the press surrounded Amanda 

Coming down the courthouse steps 

Pleading for her young man's life 

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 

I love him 

Here to eternity 

Forever 

Unto eternity 

Oh God gave me something 

I must hold on to 

Gonna hold on him 

No matter what you do 

I love him 

Here to eternity 

Jimmy Doyle appeared again 

In a second public trail 

For the murder of a prison guard 

They sentenced him to die 

But Amanda with her long red hair 

Made one last plea 

As the court fell into silence 

She cried out desperately 

This man of mine is innocent 

As one day I shall prove 

It's an open case of self defense 

All this circumstantial evidence 

You place before your court 

Has robbed me of my husband 

Forget I will not 

I love him 

Here to eternity 

Forever 

Unto eternity 

Oh goodbye my Jimmy 

'Til we meet again 

In a better world than this 

I swear I'll clear your name 

'Cos I love you 

Here to eternity