Why'd the boy throw the clock out the window?

The fog rose up from hell that day
By the river you could hear the lost souls screaming
I wish they wouldn't carry on that way
Why'd the boy throw the clock out the window?

It was something we could never mention
Though I know I would have come through soon
But you can't pay debts with good intensions
Why'd the boy throw the clock out the window?

We watched him as his faith was shattered
We watched as his confidence disappeared
And he turned his back on all that mattered
Why'd the boy throw the clock out the window?

Of course we cried when we heard the news
And we cried when the ice truck pulled away
With nothing to gain, so much to lose
Why'd the boy throw the clock out the window?