I felt proud of

myself, Mom


the way you said I would,


that I didn't drink and drive, Mom


though some friends said I should.

I made a healthy

choice, Mom


and your advice to me was right


as the party finally ended, Mom


and the kids drove out of sight.

I got into my car,

Mom


sure to get home in one piece,


I never knew what was coming, Mom


something I expected least.

Now I'm lying on

the pavement, Mom


And I hear the policeman say,


The kid that caused this wreck was drunk,"


Mom, His voice seems far away.

My own blood's all

around me, Mom


as I try hard not to cry.


I can hear the paramedic say, Mom


This girl is going to die."

I'm sure the guy

had no idea, Mom


while he was flying high,


because he chose to drink and drive, Mom


now I would have to die.

So why do people

do it, Mom


Knowing that it ruins lives?


And now the pain is cutting me, Mom


like a hundred stabbing knives.

Tell sister not to

be afraid, Mom


tell daddy to be brave,


and when I go to heaven, Mom


put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave.

Someone should

have taught him, Mom


that its wrong to drink and drive.


Maybe if his parents had, Mom


I'd still be alive.

My breath is

getting shorter, Mom


I'm getting really scared.


These are my final moments, Mom


and I'm so unprepared.

I wish that you

could hold me Mom,


as I lie here and die.


I wish that I could say I love you, Mom

So I love you and good-bye.