RICHARD MARX - Boy Next Door lyrics

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