I often wonder why
I sit and wait to die
What have I done to justify the
sentence they gave
Too many hours
spent in darkness questioning
How and why
I can't remember
many moments in the light
This retribution
has defiled me to no end
An execution without
merit looms ahead
Tell me why
I was a boy who
had to live his own way
I never fit into the model they
had designed
I chose a path less taken
I stood with others who had
often felt the same
We got stares from passersby
Our dark attire seemed to
frighten people away
And when the three young boys died
They pointed fingers and
entangled us in a lie
No hope in sight
I sit here terrified
Can't someone try to
bring the truth to light
Won't anybody open up their eyes
Before the three of us
have lost our lives
Why was everybody so damn afraid
They blamed the devil for the
heinousness of the crime
And to justify their own faith
We were labeled
pawns of Satan for a time
The three of us were
attacked and disgraced
For many hours we were
questioned and someone lied
One of us couldn't take it
His simple manner was
manipulated in kind
Fear made him lie
I sit here terrified
Can't someone try to
bring the truth to light
Won't anybody open up their eyes
Before the three of us
have lost our lives
Now I am terrified
Can't someone try to
bring the truth to light
Won't anybody open up their eyes
Before the three of us
have lost our lives
And Why
Can't anybody see through
their disguise
Only believe we didn't take
their lives
And now the three of
us have lost our lives
I often wonder why
I sit and wait to die
What have I done to justify the
sentence they gave
Too many hours spent
in darkness questioning
How and why
I can't remember
many moments in the light
This retribution
has defiled me to no end
An execution without
merit looms ahead
Tell me why