Em (022000@1)                                  BThey (x2444x@1)caught wind of the weak and tied him to a tree today.
      C (x32010@1)                                   BPaul's (x2444x@1)father says they're pests destined to just be strays.
       Em (022000@1)                                 BThey (x2444x@1)broke his little back with a little game they played.
       C (x32010@1)                                 BBoys (x2444x@1)will be boys, isn't that what grown ups say?

C (x32010@1)                       GI (320003@1)just stood there, silent, rooted to the spot.
        BMarveling (x2444x@1)at how brave I'm not.

Em (022000@1)                      BDon't (x2444x@1)you see it's already too late for them.
           C (x32010@1)                    BWhere (x2444x@1)are men of action, can't they do something?
         Em (022000@1)                      BThe (x2444x@1)sun was growing faint and slipping from God's hand.
        C (x32010@1)                        BThe (x2444x@1)day refused to wait and rushed to bury it's head into the sand.

C (x32010@1)                   GIf (320003@1)I could only get up and stand for myself.
                    BI (x2444x@1)have to join the Little Brutes, sadly I'm not bullet-proof.