From the recording A Long Time Coming - Passage of Time
Words and Music by DH Holley
Lyrics
Verse 1:
He came into town on a cold and windy day.
The dark horse and rider, in fear, people just turned away.
Some say he came to town to settle a score, the Raven in the sky above
Cried, "Forevermore!"
Yes, He Cried," Forevermore!"
Verse 2:
The legend tells a tale of a rider in Union Blue.
Searching everywhere for a woman he never knew.
In Eighteen Sixty-Five, it ends the Four Score War.
The Raven appears in the sky above and he Cries," Forevermore!"
Yes, He cries," Forevermore!"
Chorus:
The Rider he rides forevermore.
The Rider he cries, "forevermore!"
"Forevermore!"
Verse 3:
The story starts with Sherman's march
dealing death in Southern towns.
The colonel gave the orders to burn the whole town down.
Trapped inside the house, she went down with the flames.
Innocent of any wrong, a face with no name.
Just a face with no name.
Bridge:
The Raven circled high above, like he knew something more.
Forever in his shadow, he sees the flaming door, that tortures his soul forevermore.
Forevermore.
Verse 4:
Forever cursed to search for her
He rides alone through time.
A payment on the debt, the debt for the crime.
Vanished in the mist, the town saw him no more.
The Raven in the sky above
Well, He Cried, "Forevermore!"
Yes, He Cried, "Forevermore!"
Ending:
Repeat Chorus
Cries, "Forevermore!"
Yes He cries, "Forevermore!"