How Can this Happen Unknown Artist

[Verse #1]
Walking Down the Alley
The Old Man Heard the Sound
Footsteps Closing in behind
He Turned around
He Saw What Stood before him
He Saw that He Was young
The Old Man Felt His Wallet
The Young Man Felt His Gun
Eyes of Desperation, Eyes of Fear
A Single Shot, a Body Dropped
A Life Just Disappeared

[Chorus]
How Can this Happen, Hey Hey
Does Anybody Care About it Anyway
How Can this Happen, How Come
You Can Still Pull the Trigger
Though You Got No Gun

[Verse #2]
Cathy Had Courage, Her Heart Was Broke in Two
Her Mother Cried, Had Shame, My Lord What Will We Do
We Hoped You’d Turned Out Better
This isn’t What We Planned
The People in this Small Town Won’t Understand
They Said it Was an Accident, a Tragedy
The Current Was Too Strong
It Carried Cathy Out to Sea