Twelve men broke loose in 73 From Millhaven Maximum Security Twelve pictures lined up across the front page Seems the Mounties had a summertime war to wage Well, the chief told the people they had nothing to fear Said, The last thing they want to do is hang around here They mostly came from towns with long French names But one of the dozen was a hometown shame Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall Been one seat empty eighteen years in all Freezing slow time, away from the world Hes thirty eight years old, never kissed a girl Hes thirty eight years old, never kissed a girl We were sitting round the table, heard the telephone ring Father said hed tell them if he saw anything Heard the tap on my window in the middle of the night Held back the curtains for my older brother Mike See my sister got raped, so a man got killed Local boy went to prison, mans buried on the hill Folks went back to normal when they closed the case They still stare at their shoes when they pass our place My mother cried, The horror has finally ceased He whispered, Yeah, for the time being at least And over her shoulder on the squad car megaphone Said, Lets go, Michael, son, were taking you home Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall Been one seat empty eighteen years in all Freezing slow time, away from the world Hes thirty eight years old, never kissed a girl Hes thirty eight years old, never kissed a girl Hes thirty eight years old, never kissed a girl youtu.be/DbIZ1IuqCzU
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 02:16:38 +0000
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