Rural Route - Unreleased Version

Little girl disappeared and gone
From the rural route
Seven days missing, something's wrong
On the rural route
Amber alert all over the country
From the rural route
Two lane highway full of cops
On the rural route
Rural route

Police dogs howl from wire cages
On the rural route
Last seen leavin' that trailer
On the rural route
Just walkin' home alone
On the rural route
Newspaper prints her fifth grade picture
From the rural route
Rural route

Air stinks of crystal meth
On the rural route
Some predict a young girl's death
On the rural route
Father refuses to answer any questions
On the rural route
Man he runs around with comes up missing
On the rural route
Rural route

Twenty miles away by a lake
On the rural route
Girl's body's found and she's been raped
On the rural route
28 year old friend of the father
Arrested on the rural route
Police discover daughter traded for favors
On the rural route
The rural route

Here's my prayer, loud and clear
From the rural route
Forgive us Lord and get us out of here
Off this rural route
Oh merciful Father, find the will
Out here on the rural route
Show some mercy for the drug-addicted and the mentally ill
From the rural route

Father's been brought up on charges
On the rural route
Young man waiting death sentence conviction
From the rural route
Loneliness and isolation
On the rural route
Slowly changed the look of this nation
From the rural route
Rural route

There's a little girl disappeared and gone
From the rural route