Lyrics Perryville - Dan Potthast

Perryville

Before I was born
My grandma and my grandpa and my mother
Drove the car to Perryville with my two older brothers
Now all kids know that there’s lots of fun things to do in summer
But mom and grandma and grandpa had an idea like no other
Some kids go to the park
Try to catch lightning bugs when it gets dark
And some kids go to the baseball game
And if they behave out for ice cream
But my two brothers got the treat of their life
When they rolled into Perryville that summer night
They got out of the car and went into a house of worship
Walked past some pews and ahead lay the purpose of their trip Behind some glass
below the altar a little girl was petrified
As she received her 1st communion her father shot her between the eyes
Some kids go to the park
Try to catch lightning bugs when it gets dark
And some kids go to the baseball game
And if they behave out for ice cream
But my two brothers got the treat of their life
When they saw the rocky miracle before their eyes
It’s not just a joke, she wasn’t just scared, she really turned to stone
So her evil pagan father could see what a terrible, awful thing he had done
My mom said that the girl and her dress didn’t look so good
They were kind of rotten
Both my brothers shied away, mom doesn’t think they understood
No they were to young to know that
Some kids go to the park
Try to catch lightning bugs when it gets dark
And some kids go to the baseball game
And if they behave out for ice cream
But my two brothers got the treat of their life
When they saw the rotting girl in front of their eyes