Sun Kil Moon - Pray for Newtown lyrics

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