Pray for Newtown

I was a Junior in a high school when I turned the TV on James Huberty went to a restaurant, shot everyone up with a machine gun He was from my hometown We talked about it til the sun went down Then everybody got up and stretched and yawned and then our lives went on And I had just left Safeway, when I walked through my doorway When a guy took a boat to an island and shot up a bunch of little kids up in Norway Called a few of my friends round here, but no one much really cared But I did, because I've got a lot of friends there I just arrived in Seoul, by way of Beijing I had an hour to myself in my hotel when I turned on the TV It was quite a thriller, CNN was promoting the Batman killer His eyes were glazed like he was from Mars Yesterday he was no one, today he was a star I was down in New Orleans, at the Monteleone Enjoying some time all to myself when I turned the TV on There were shootings in a Portland mall It was everyday America and that's all It was just another one walked down Royal Street The rest of the world was out having fun December fourteenth, another killing went down I got a letter from a fan he said Mark say a prayer for Newtown I ain't one to pray, but I'm one to sing and play For women and children and moms and dads and brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts December twenty-fifth, and I was just laying down I picked up a pen, I wrote a letter to the guy in Newtown I said I'm sorry about the kids, and the teachers who lost their lives I felt it coming on, I felt it in my bones and I don't know why So when Christmas comes and you're out running around Take a moment to pause and think of the kids who died in Newtown Who went so young, who paid the price To make us stop and think and try to get it right Who went so young, who knew a cloud so dark over them hung When they left home, gave their mom and dad a kiss and a hug So when your birthday comes and you're feeling pretty good Baking cakes and opening gifts and stuffing your mouth with food Take a moment for the children who lost their lives Think of their families and how they mourn and cry When you're gonna get married and you're out shopping around Take a moment to think about the families that lost so much in Newtown