chuck prophet
west memphis moon
Yellow tape along the river's edge Helicopters circling overhead Three little boys coming home from school Gone forever 'neath the Memphis moon  Well, the sheriff jumped on me, yes, he did Leaned on me till I cried and beg I cried for my mother, never felt so alone The dawn was breaking and my will was gone  They said, "There's two more boys where you came from You'll implicate them both before we're done We want that Echols boy with the moody eyes He and that peach faced kid by his side"  The trial was over soon as it begun The truth still buried out there in the mud Father forgive me, hear what I say Father forgive this walking razor blade  Three more boys who should be back in school Gone forever 'neath the Memphis moon (Really gone)  A flicker of hope, a drop of light Mothers arms reaching in the night  