Come all the unfortunates Come on with your throwaway youth They say it's written for you No matter what you do Something happened up in Riding Hood Hills The devil had his way But the locals say they're on to something They say they know the name Did you happen to see the paper today And see what them troubled boys have done Another unidentified youth Mistaken for something he'd never done Come all the unfortunates Come on with your ghetto youth There's talk on the police radio Any suspect will do There was an on scene deputy He had it in for the West Memphis Three Got them for murder of the first degree But the crowd wanted more Did you happen to see the paper today And see what them troubled boys have done Another unidentified youth Mistaken for something he'd never done So get goin', get gone So get goin', it's time to move on So get up get going see what them troubled boys have seen 'Cause the future is all knowing but get too close and too close you'll be