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John Wayne Gacy Jr by Sufjan Stevens

His father was a drinker
And his mother (1)__________ in bed

Folding John Wayne's t-shirts
When the swingset hit his head

The neighbors (2)________ adored him
For his humor and his conversation

Look underneath the house there
Find the few (3)____________ things
Rotting fast, in their sleep
Oh, the dead
Twenty-seven people
Even more, they were boys
With their cars, summer jobs
Oh my God...

Are you one of them?

He dressed up like a clown for them
With his (4)________ paint white and red

And on his best behavior
In a dark (5)________ on the bed
He kissed them all
He'd kill ten thousand people
With a sleight of his hand
Running far, running (6)________ to the dead
He (7)________ off all (8)__________ clothes for them
He put a cloth on their lips
Quiet hands, quiet kiss on the mouth...

And in my (9)________ behavior
I am really just like him

Look (10)______________ the floor boards
For the secrets I have hid

Answers:
(1) cried(2) they(3) living(4) face(5) room(6) fast(7) took(8) their(9) best(10) beneath