I went to a birthday party
But I remembered what you said
You told me not to drink at all,
So I had a Sprite instead
I felt so proud of myself,
The way you said I would,
That I didn't choose to drink and drive,
Though some friends said I should.
I knew I made a healthy choice and
Your advice to me was right
As the party finally ended
And the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my own car,
Sure to get home in one piece,
Never knowing what was coming,
Something I expected the least.
Now I'm lying on the pavement.
I can hear the policeman say,
"The kid that caused this wreck was drunk."
His voice seems far away.
My own blood is all around me,
As I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say,
"This girl is going to die."
I'm sure this guy had no idea,
While he was flying high,
Because he chose to drink and drive
That I would have to die.
So why do people do it
Knowing that it ruins lives?
But now the pain is cutting me
Like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell my brother not to be afraid.
Tell Mother to be brave,
And when I go to heaven to
Put "Mommy's Girl" on my grave
Someone should have taught him
That it's wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his mom and dad had,
I would still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter,
I'm getting really scared
These are my final moments,
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 and good-bye.
In loving memory of Kagome Higurashi (SP?)