^F"An extremely quiet child"^Bb/F they called you in your school re^Fports ^{Bb/F F}"He's always taken interest ^Bbsus/Fin the su^Bb/Fbjects that he's t^Faught" ^Bb/F So w^Amhat was it that brought the squad car screaming up your d^Gmrive ^CTo notify your parents of the ma^Bbnner in which you di^Fed ^Bb/F

^FAt St. Patricks every Sund^Bb/Fay, Father Fletcher heard your s^Fins ^{Bb/F F}"Oh, he's unconcerned with c^Bbsus/Fompetitio^Bb/Fn he never cares to w^Fin" ^Bb/F But ^Amblood stained a young hand that never held a g^Gmun ^CAnd his parents never thought of him^Bb as their troubled s^Fon ^Bb/F

^F"No^Am/Ew you'll ne^Dmver get to Heaven" ^GmMama said R^Cemember Mama said Ti^Fcking, tic^A7king ^Dm"Grow up straight and true blue, R^Gmun along to bed" ^CHea^C/Bbr it, h^Amear it^Gm, ticking, t^Ficking

^FThey had you holed up in a downtown^Bb/F bar screaming for a pri^Fest ^{Bb/F F}Some gook said "His brain's just snapped"^Bbsus/F then som^Bb/Feone called the po^Flice ^Bb/F You'^Amd knifed a Negro waiter who had tried to calm you d^Gmown ^COh you'd pulled a gun and told them all to ^Bblay still on the gro^Fund ^Bb/F

^FPromising to hurt no one, ^Bb/Fproviding they were st^Fill ^FA young man tried to make a break, ^Bbsus/Fwith tear^Bb/F-filled eyes you k^Filled That^Am gun butt felt so smooth and warm cradled in your p^Gmalm ^COh your childhood cried out in your head "t^Bbhey mean to do you h^Farm"

^F"Do^Am/En't ever ri^Dmde on the devil's knee" Ma^Gmma said ^CRemember mama said T^Ficking, ti^A7cking ^Dm"Pay your penance well, my child F^Gmear where angels tread" ^CHea^C/Bbr it, h^Amear it^Gm, ticking, t^Ficking

^FWithin an hour the news ha^Bb/Fd reached the media ma^Fchine ^FA male caucasian with a gun had gon^Bbsus/Fe berserk^Bb/F in Queens The ^Amarea had been sealed off, the kids sent home from s^Gmchool ^CFourteen people lying dead in a bar they ca^Bblled the Kicking Mul^Fe

^FOh they pleaded to your sanity f^Bb/For the sake of those ins^Fide ^F"Throw out your gun, walk out slow ^Bbsus/Fjust keep^Bb/F your hands held h^Figh" But ^Amthey pumped you full of rifle shells as you stepped out the d^Gmoor ^COh you danced in death like a marionette^Bb on the vengeance of the la^Fw

^F"Yo^Am/Eu've sl^Dmept too long in silence" M^Gmama said ^CRemember Mama said T^Ficking, ti^A7cking ^Dm"Crazy boy, you'll only wind up with strange n^Gmotions in your head" ^CHea^C/Bbr it, h^Amear it^Gm, ticking, t^Ficking