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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 they (2)____________ him
For his humor and his conversation

Look underneath the (3)__________ there
Find the few living things
Rotting fast, in (4)__________ 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 (5)______________ up like a clown for them
With his face (6)__________ white and red

And on his best behavior
In a dark room on the bed
He kissed (7)________ all
He'd kill ten thousand people
With a sleight of his hand
Running far, (8)______________ fast to the dead
He took off all their clothes for them
He put a (9)__________ on their lips
Quiet hands, quiet kiss on the mouth...

And in my best behavior
I am really just like him

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

Answers:
(1) cried(2) adored(3) house(4) their(5) dressed(6) paint(7) them(8) running(9) cloth(10) beneath