[00:32.47]Born at the end of a Minnesota freeze
[00:35.62]Eldest child of Willy and Louise
[00:39.35]His little sister died at the age of four
[00:45.16]The family posed, led by Louise
[00:48.51]Like right out of some kind of Rockwell scene
[00:52.09]But Jake couldn't fake it anymore
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[00:58.12]Nobody heard the hammer falling
[01:01.14]Sensed that judgement day was calling
[01:04.45]Nobody thought to fear the boy next door
[01:11.08]Everybody loves to point their finger
[01:14.03]They might as well have pulled the trigger
[01:17.45]Nobody stopped to hear the boy next door
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[01:23.80]Willy later said he really should've known
[01:26.95]The boy spent too much time on his own
[01:30.43]And what was on his mind, God only knew
[01:36.52]One by one the neighbors went away
[01:39.87]A gruesome little game Jake taught himself to play
[01:43.40]His daddy always said, "find something to do"
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[01:49.43]Nobody heard the hammer falling
[01:52.57]Sensed that judgement day was calling
[01:55.73]Nobody thought to fear the boy next door
[02:02.30]Everybody loves to point their finger
[02:05.47]They might as well have pulled the trigger
[02:08.64]Nobody stopped to hear the boy next door
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[02:16.31]One less mistake to think about
[02:21.59]Cause no one read the writing on the wall
[02:28.69]So much for case 1239
[02:34.40]Covered up, curled up in a ball
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[03:06.42]One little page in the history of crime
[03:10.01]Lawyers made a fortune for their time
[03:13.15]Seems an explanation was never found
[03:19.13]And I hope this tale won't be misunderstood
[03:22.64]Things ain't the same in every neighborhood
[03:26.25]But before you go to sleep tonight
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[03:32.60]Look around
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[03:35.77]Nobody heard the hammer falling
[03:39.14]Sensed that judgement day was calling
[03:42.30]Nobody thought to fear the boy next door
[03:48.87]Everybody loves to point their finger
[03:51.99]They might as well have pulled the trigger
[03:55.24]Nobody stopped to hear the boy next door
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