Born at the end of a Minnesota freeze
  Eldest child of Willy and Louise
  His little sister died at the age of four
  The family posed, led by Louise
  Like right out of some kind of Rockwell scene
  But Jake couldn't fake it anymore
  
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  Nobody heard the hammer fallin'
  Sensed that judgement day was callin'
  Nobody thought to fear the boy next door
  Everybody loves to point their finger
  They might as well have pulled the trigger
  Nobody stopped to hear the boy next door
  
  Willy later said he really should've known
  The boy spent too much time on his own
  And what was on his mind, God only knew
  One by one the neighbors went away
  A gruesome little game Jake taught himself to play
  His daddy always said, "find something to do"
  
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  One less mistake to think about
  Cause no one read the writing on the wall
  So much for case 1239
  Covered up, curled up in a ball
  
  One little page in the history of crime
  Lawyers made a fortune for their time
  Seems an explanation was never found
  And I hope this tale won't be misunderstood
  Things ain't the same in every neighborhood
  But before you go to sleep tonight
  Look around
  
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