Twelve men broke loose in '73
  From millhaven maximum security
  Twelve pictures lined up across the front page
  seems the mounties had a summertime war to wage
  The chief told the people they had nothing to fear
  The last thing they'd wanna do is hang around here
  They mostly came from towns with long French names
  But one of the dozen was a hometown shame
    Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall
  Been one seat empty 18 years in all
  Freezing slow time away from the world
  He's 38 years old, never kissed a girl
  He's 38 years old, never kissed a girl
    We were sitting round table, heard the telephone ring
  Father said he'd tell me if he saw anything
  Heard the tap on the window in the middle of the night
  Held back the curtains for my older brother Mike
    See my sister got raped, so a man got killed
  Local boy went to prison, man's buried on the hill
  Folks went back to normal when they closed the case
  They still stare at their shoes when they pass our place
    My mother cried "The horror has finally ceased"
  He whispered "yeah, for the time being, at least"
  Over his shoulder, on the squad car megaphone
  Said "Let's go Michael, son, we're taking you home"
    Same pattern on the table, same clock on the wall
  Been one seat empty 18 years in all
  Freezing slow time away from the world
  He's 38 years old, never kissed a girl
  He's 38 years old, never kissed a girl