Curse Of The Witches

Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
 It was 21 years ago mother spoke to me
 And said the duration of the seed to the root of our family tree
 Was struck with the curse of the witches
 Blackened and evil
 They were then proved and condemned by the Quakers and Puritans
 "I thought our branches and sprouts were ever clear, but one leaf is dark"
 With tear in eye, and heart of love, she said she would leave
 Then with a questioned expression she asked: "Do you believe?"
 She was sentenced by her accusers, to be secretly burned to the stake
 Till death comes
 But as the years went by, everything got so much better for me
 I found a wife who had my child, they were good and healthy and we got so wealthy
 Once strange thing happened though
 As my daughter reached six years old
 She had trouble getting along with one boy who sang the song
 She then wished that he would die
 And the next day he was dead
 The people of the town said she must pay
 For having the curse of the witch she must be burned at the stake
 Her mother and I we fought and screamed for her to live
 But when the judge had his say, quote: "To end her curse-filled life, she must die..."
 With tears in eye and hearts of love, we should said she had to leave
 Then with a questioned expression she asked: "Do you believe?"
 She was sentenced by her accusers to be secretly burned to the stake
 Till death comes
 Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?
 My wife, she couldn't take it, her heart was much too weak
 It was the day her heart stopped beating I knew it was too late
 Without a friend to talk to there is no reason to speak
 The love I had for the town had completely turned to hate
 With tear in eye and no heart at all, I knew I would leave
 Then looked, looked up to the sky and asked: "Who can I believe?"
 Everything hurts so much I can't take it
 To be happy I'll have to wait till death comes