Arcade Fire — Goodnight Boy

The story I wrote as a kid So, yeah, I felt so scared Watching the flames crayon red This kid hung on me too So I had to hide in a church Just me and the town mayor And his son who was handicapped Who wouldn't be quiet Unless his dad would sing him a song So, yeah, it wasn't long Before they found out just where we were But I wasn't mad at that kid at all I just felt sort of sad when his dad said "Goodnight, boy Go to sleep, boy Shut up, boy, for me" "Goodnight, boy Go to sleep, boy Shut up, boy, for me" "Goodnight, boy Go to sleep, boy Shut up, boy, for me" "Goodnight, boy Go to sleep, boy Shut up, boy, for me" Then the troops rush in