I signed the orders that let him out
Such a busy day
I was taking it all in stride
Then the phone rang, he'd died
He didn't come back alive
He didn't come back alive
He didn't come back alive
And it's my fault
I was supposed to protect him
Keep him from hurting himself
But somehow the he convinced me
It was OK to let him out
He didn't come back alive
He didn't come back alive
He didn't come back alive
And it's my fault
He just wanted lunch with his son
He talked of camping trips
And musical midnight jams
He was looking forward when
He could go camping again
He didn't come back alive
He didn't come back alive
He didn't come back alive
And it's my fault
I think about him every day
A mistake on instant replay
A jury ruled it was not my fault
But I signed the orders that let him out
He didn't come back alive
He didn't come back alive
He didn't come back alive
And it's my fault