Hazard - Richard Marx Lyrics

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[kabunchaprasona]

A moment of silence to those who are still searching for this masterpiece.

[jasoncarpenter]

My father used to love to listen to me sing this song! When he passed I was 15. I locked myself in my room and sang this song over and over on my karaoke machine. Partly because I was feeling the haunting emotions like in this song and because my father loved this song.

[marieblue]

This purely fictional tune is set in the small town of Hazard, Nebraska. It tells the story of a local man who is accused of murder when his girlfriend is found dead by the river. The song and the video were completely different from what we had come to expect from the singer-songwriter, but it worked. “Hazard” (1991) became his eighth Top 10 smash in the US❕

How did Marx choose Hazard, Nebraska for the setting? He explained : “That’s the funniest part of the whole song. Because the song was all written except for those two syllables. So I had the opening two lines of ‘My mother came to duh-duh, ’ and the rest of the song was finished except for the Nebraska line. And then the Nebraska line actually came because the syllables of it and the sound of it sang so well : ‘And leave this old Nebraska town.’ They sang so well to me that I was like, Okay, I’m sold on Nebraska. This is way before the Internet, so what I did was I called the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and got some very nice woman on the phone and I said, ‘here’s my fax number.’ I was in Los Angeles, and I said, ‘Can you fax me a list of every town and city and municipality in the state of Nebraska?’ So all of a sudden, just page after page after page is coming through my fax machine. And I took the pages, I think there were 16, 17 pages worth of tons of names on each page. And I threw them up in the air and picked a random sheet and literally put my finger on the page, and it was HAZARD.”

During a performance in 2011 […], Marx recalled thinking the fictional murder suspect was the dumbest lyrical plot he’d ever come up with. However, as it sounded different from many of his other lays, he decided to record a rough demo on cassette in his home studio.

As he was singing it, his wife […] stopped by and listened. When he had finished, she said, “That’s a hit.” Marx vehemently disagreed and he confessed to the audience that he included it on his album “just to prove to her that she was wrong. Isn’t that all guys want, just to be right once in a while?”

Four months later, “Hazard” was #1 in 13 countries‼️ 💚🎶💜

[johnymcgowan]

I am 51 ! It's always been here and always will be ! When I am drink I listen to this and remember better times

[minh]

When music tells a better story than watching TV nowadays.

[VEXG]

My dad and I sing this song together whenever it came on as well as many other songs. Always grateful for the music he has shown to me over the years. This was one of those songs.

[editheechague]

Richard Marx uno de lis grandes de los '80, y Hazard una de mis canciones favoritas, un himno, y está en mi lista de reproducciones!!

[chamaleonmuolen]

My god. What a sad story. Know the song for so long. Didn't hear it for at least 20 years. Now i found it again, and listen to the lyrics for the first time... A real heartbreaking story but a musical masterpiece! 😭👍

[deanspeller]

What a song.
People now days dont realise the lyrics.
Glad there is People that post on here that know what they are talking about. I see a woman say about her kid loving this.
Good girl x

[mizanulhassan]

It's 2024 & still it is one my favourites ❤
👇 Hit like who agrees

[piyabiswas]

Beautiful song. Rechard Max sings from his heart. Amazing voice. Thank you for sharing this beautiful song. May God help him to write more songs. 🙏🙏👌👌

[francinesantana]

"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 rumors 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

[corollafrenzy]

I’m born in 1981, found this tune when I was 10, maybe 11/12? and I’ve been in search for it this whole time.

My life is now complete. Yes I like this tune that much.

I’ve pissed friends and visitors off so much by putting this tune on repeat.

Oh well 😂

[deicym.umlong]

I used to listen to this when I was younger and this song has a Heaviness to it that i've never felt from a song ever. And the words of this song has always haunted me because it's always felt incomplete... Waiting for a different ending.

[roseagaatsz]

The Intro is already amazing. This song remind me of the 90, s . Where are you now Richard Marx ? We all miss you 😘 🎶🎧🎼👀

[robertyoung]

Just found this song today, and I think it's as good a rock ballad as I've ever heard. Thanks for posting this aural gem!

[animallover]

My all-time FAVE song from this talented artist...such haunting voice & lyrics..yet calming at the same time..

[Linda-pwgx]

Still listening and loving it in 2024❤ much love Richard marx

[AbsolutBB]

I always saw this as Mary finally getting out of town without telling anybody and "Richard Marx" was blamed for her missing. But in reality he knew she left and he too needed to get down to the river to leave the town just like she did. Maybe they knew where to meet up because they discussed leaving so often.

[markkinrade]

2019 and pure genius writing unlike the crap music of today