The trial of Alex Murdaugh feels close to home. Dorothy worked in an addictions hospital in nearby Orangeburg, SC for many years, listening to people's stories. There's no easy explanation for the tragedy that Alec became, and it may haunt us all for a long time.
Lyrics
This is the tale of Alec Murdaugh
Convicted by a chicken and a dog
Creighton let him talk and talk
Now that bo’ ain’t ever gonna walk
The bigger the front the bigger the back
A monster lurks behind the mask
There’s got to be a special Hell
For the red head killer of Moselle
It’s all about you Alec
It was all about you
It was always ….. all about you
A small town lawyer you were slick
They couldn’t touch you with a ten-foot stick
You had a blue light, a shiny badge
Now your name’s just a sad hashtag
What a tangled web you weave
When first you practice to deceive
Paw Paw was a little detective
Bet you thought he was kinda defective
It’s all about you Alec
It was all about you
It was always ….. all about you
Though you murdered Maggie and Paul
You couldn’t fool those kennel dogs
The shifty eyes of a guilty man
Look you’re trying to cry again
And portraits fall in the old courthouse
Long guns are always loud
All of which you do not agree with
but some of which you do
It’s all about you Alec
it was all about you
It was always……. all about you
You’ll lie now, you’ll lie later
You’re a family annihilator
Judge Newman surely had it right
They will come to you at night
For the rest of your natural life
You’ll see the look in their eyes
Will you be crying for yourself
When you meet the hounds of hell?
It’s all about you Alec
It was all about you
It was always…. all about you
This is the tale of Alec Murdaugh
Convicted by a chicken and a dog
Creighton let him talk and talk
Now that bo’ ain’t ever gonna walk
The bigger the front the bigger the back
A monster lurks behind the mask
There’s got to be a special Hell
For the red head killer of
Moselle
It’s all about you Alec
it was all about you
It was always ….. all about you
A small town lawyer you were slick
They couldn’t touch you with a ten-foot stick
You had a blue light, a shiny badge
Now your name’s just a sad hashtag
What a tangled web you weave
When first you practice to deceive
Paw Paw was a little detective
Bet you thought he was kinda defective
It’s all about you Alec
it was all about you
It was always ….. all about you
Though you murdered Maggie and Paul
You couldn’t fool those kennel dogs
The shifty eyes of a guilty man
Look you’re trying to cry again
And portraits fall in the old courthouse
Long guns are always loud
All of which you do not agree with
but some of which you do
It’s all about you Alec
it was all about you
It was always……. all about you
You’ll lie now, you’ll lie later
You’re a family annihilator
Judge Newman surely had it right
They will come to you at night
For the rest of your natural life
You’ll see the look in their eyes
Will you be crying for yourself
When you meet the hounds of hell?
It’s all about you Alec
it was all about you
It was always…. all about you