I got this in an email with a chain of "signatures" to be passed on from M.A.D.D. to Bush...
If anyone wants the email to sign let me know and I can send it...
WENT TO A PARTY, MOM
I went to a party,
And remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom
So I had a sprite instead.
I felt proud of myself,
The way you said I would,
That I didn't drink and drive,
Though some friends said I should.
I made a healthy choice,
And your advice to me was right,
The party finally ended,
And the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my car,
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,
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,
As I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say,
This girl is going to die.
I'm sure the guy had no idea,
While he was flying high,
Because he chose to drink and drive,
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,
Like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom
Tell daddy to be brave,
And when I go to heaven,
Put Daddy's Girl on my grave.
Someone should have taught him,
That it's wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had,
I'd still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, Mom
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.
Replies (4)
swez on 04/29/2005 13:12:19
Sobering story.... thanks for sharing such an important topic. This just goes to show we can be doing all the right things and still get blind-sided by others who are less responsible.
Personally, I have had 2 near death accidents. None were due to drinkng or such. Nor were they my fault. Just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Have carried the scars and aftermath for years. Now, as I am older, the aches and pains are more noticable and more severe. I hate the thought of being less active or worse yet, disabled in my late 50's. (OR SOONER) The $18,000 settlement (1979) did little for me then and now. (26 years later)
Beware my friends.... life is short as it is. Why take undue chances with our lives and the lives of others. If we party.... have a designated driver that does not party that night! Be wise... do not drink or drug and drive!!!
Swez
alanjlamore on 04/29/2005 13:17:48
I've gotten to the point where I'm comfortable enough with my small group of friends that I can still have a good time without drinking, so I never minded being the DD.
We take turns and know that we can trust eachother. There are time when the DD has had too much to drive (even though he swore he'd only have a couple), but in that case, it's on him to pay for the cab to bring everyone home.
It's kinda like, rotating the responsibility, with the choice of either not drinking, or paying out the you-know-what to get everyone home (then you have to pick your car up the next day, which is a pain...).
lessismorespl on 04/30/2005 22:30:08
I have not had a drink in over 17 years. I had a couple firends die due to drinking, one directly due to complications w/ his liver, and another indirectly due to being hit by a drunk driver. I also lost my '77 Regal 2 days after it was out of the custom shop due to a drunk driver, he T-Boned me and it was a total loss, insurance would only cover a minimal amount of the stereo equipment, thanks to comprehensive, but not the cost of the paint job($2500 Emerald Heavy flake), nor the $1500 in interior customimations. So I ended up w/ $2K for the equipment and $1K for the car, so I was out a bunch of money, have not drank since.
Buickman94 on 05/1/2005 02:10:50
I remember hearing that in high school a few years back...very touching. Living on a college campus i see drunk drivers, accidents, and people who O.D. on drugs and alcohol all of the time. I have had several friends get DUIs for drunk driving and one friend who came very close to losing his life after flipping his car going nearly 100 over railroad tracks. I think the sad reality of it is that the younger generation, my generation (late teens to early 20s) seems tp think theyre invincible. Someone can tell you "dont drink and drive" until they are blue in the face...ultimatly i think it doesnt set in until it hits home...which truely is sad.
If anyone wants the email to sign let me know and I can send it...
WENT TO A PARTY, MOM
I went to a party,
And remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom
So I had a sprite instead.
I felt proud of myself,
The way you said I would,
That I didn't drink and drive,
Though some friends said I should.
I made a healthy choice,
And your advice to me was right,
The party finally ended,
And the kids drove out of sight.
I got into my car,
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,
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,
As I try hard not to cry.
I can hear the paramedic say,
This girl is going to die.
I'm sure the guy had no idea,
While he was flying high,
Because he chose to drink and drive,
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,
Like a hundred stabbing knives.
Tell sister not to be afraid, Mom
Tell daddy to be brave,
And when I go to heaven,
Put Daddy's Girl on my grave.
Someone should have taught him,
That it's wrong to drink and drive.
Maybe if his parents had,
I'd still be alive.
My breath is getting shorter, Mom
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.
Replies (4)
swez on 04/29/2005 13:12:19
Sobering story.... thanks for sharing such an important topic. This just goes to show we can be doing all the right things and still get blind-sided by others who are less responsible.
Personally, I have had 2 near death accidents. None were due to drinkng or such. Nor were they my fault. Just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Have carried the scars and aftermath for years. Now, as I am older, the aches and pains are more noticable and more severe. I hate the thought of being less active or worse yet, disabled in my late 50's. (OR SOONER) The $18,000 settlement (1979) did little for me then and now. (26 years later)
Beware my friends.... life is short as it is. Why take undue chances with our lives and the lives of others. If we party.... have a designated driver that does not party that night! Be wise... do not drink or drug and drive!!!
Swez
alanjlamore on 04/29/2005 13:17:48
I've gotten to the point where I'm comfortable enough with my small group of friends that I can still have a good time without drinking, so I never minded being the DD.
We take turns and know that we can trust eachother. There are time when the DD has had too much to drive (even though he swore he'd only have a couple), but in that case, it's on him to pay for the cab to bring everyone home.
It's kinda like, rotating the responsibility, with the choice of either not drinking, or paying out the you-know-what to get everyone home (then you have to pick your car up the next day, which is a pain...).
lessismorespl on 04/30/2005 22:30:08
I have not had a drink in over 17 years. I had a couple firends die due to drinking, one directly due to complications w/ his liver, and another indirectly due to being hit by a drunk driver. I also lost my '77 Regal 2 days after it was out of the custom shop due to a drunk driver, he T-Boned me and it was a total loss, insurance would only cover a minimal amount of the stereo equipment, thanks to comprehensive, but not the cost of the paint job($2500 Emerald Heavy flake), nor the $1500 in interior customimations. So I ended up w/ $2K for the equipment and $1K for the car, so I was out a bunch of money, have not drank since.
Buickman94 on 05/1/2005 02:10:50
I remember hearing that in high school a few years back...very touching. Living on a college campus i see drunk drivers, accidents, and people who O.D. on drugs and alcohol all of the time. I have had several friends get DUIs for drunk driving and one friend who came very close to losing his life after flipping his car going nearly 100 over railroad tracks. I think the sad reality of it is that the younger generation, my generation (late teens to early 20s) seems tp think theyre invincible. Someone can tell you "dont drink and drive" until they are blue in the face...ultimatly i think it doesnt set in until it hits home...which truely is sad.
Copyright ClubKnowledge 2009 * All Rights Reserved
