I said beware the smiling faces As my son filled his pack to go The world hides all its disgraces When it’s too late, they’ll let you know No one thought of him as foolish He was clever, he was bright A young man that was so hopeful That last time he left my sight He was cautious; he was careful He often called me for advice I told him all and said a prayerful Covered all and was precise I said please beware each smiling face Please be wary with each friend Life’s filled with kind beginnings That’s not always how it ends He was ambushed as the sun set They say he sat against a tree Just a random fucking murder Or so it was claimed to be But smiling faces, they were coming He knew that they were on his tail He was hiding in the woods from them Camping on that pretty trail His last sight was leaves and branches After he watched the smiles flee He thought he’d come home to his parents I guess God could not agree They better hope that they’re convicted Best hope bars keep them from me Just some random fucking murder Well, he’s not random to me My boy foresaw the smiles coming And I guess I foresaw it too He hid from fate for a long time There was nothing he could do They better hope that they’re convicted They have no clue; don’t even know I have a devil on a leash And I can let him go There are other ways to do this Things that won’t be written down Words that never will be spoken Thoughts that won’t be linked to sound Never steal from a father The one prize he can’t get back This one’s waiting for that verdict Waiting to hear that gavel crack They better hope that they’re convicted They have no clue; don’t even know I have a devil on a leash And I can let him go I have a devil on a leash And I can let him go