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