They Lined the Road

They Lined the Road On the isle of St. Kitts, they lined the road They lined the road on St. Kitts Deep in their hearts they carried a load They lined the road on St. Kitts Waiting on word from the search for the boy Hoping and praying for some words of joy They lined the road on St. Kitts He had gone to the store a block from his home Just nine years old, he had gone on his own They lined the road on St. Kitts Picking up Kool-Aid for his birthday party A happy young boy so healthy and hearty They lined the road on St. Kitts The National Guard and the local police Searching just searching as tensions increase They lined the road on St. Kitts Praying they find him alive and unhurt Every heart stops - someone calls out “a shirt” They lined the road on St. Kitts The soldiers come out with their heads bowed down And everyone knew what they had just found They lined the road on St. Kitts The family and friends with tears in their eyes None of them knowing the who, what or whys They lined the road on St. Kitts He would have been ten on his birthday today But somebody somehow took his life away They lined the road on St. Kitts I just returned from vacation where this occured. A very sad day in St. Kitts