Moonlight Ride
Jenny was so happy about the house they had found,
For once it was on the right side of town.
She unpacked her things with such great ease,
As she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze.
How wonderful it was to have her own room,
School would be starting, she'd have friends over soon.
There'd be parties and sleepovers, she was so happy,
It's just the way she wanted her life to be.
On the first day of school everything went great,
She made new friends and even got a date!
She thought "I want to be popular, and I'm going to be;
Because I just got a date with the star of the team!"
To be known in this school you have to have a clout,
And dating this guy would sure help her out.
There was only one problem stopping her fate,
Her parents had said she was too young to date.
"Well I just won't tell the entire truth.
They won't know the difference, what is there to lose?"
Jenny asked to stay with her friends that night,
Her parents frowned, but said "alright".
Excited, she got ready for the big event,
But she rushed around like she had no sense.
She began to feel guilty about all of the lies,
But what's a pizza, a party, and a Moonlight Ride?
Well the pizza was good and the party was great,
But the Moonlight Ride would just have to wait.
For Jeff was half drunk by this time,
But he kissed her and said he was just fine.
Then the room began to fill up with smoke,
Jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff.
Now Jeff was ready to ride to the point,
But only after he'd smoked the rest of the joint.
They jumped in the car for the Moonlight Ride,
Not thinking that he was too drunk to drive.
They finally made it to the point at last,
And Jeff had started trying to make a pass.
A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all,
(and by pass I do not mean playing football).
"Perhaps my parents were right, maybe I am to young,
Boy, how could I ever have been so dumb."
With all of her might, she pushed Jeff away
"Please take me home, I don't want to stay"!
Jeff cranked up the engine and floored the gas,
In a matter of seconds they were going too fast.
As Jeff drove on in a fit of anger,
Jenny had realized her life was in danger.
She begged and pleaded for him to slow down,
But he just got faster as they neared the town.
"Just let me go home! I'll confess I lied.
I realy went out for a Moonlight Ride."
Then all of a sudden she saw a big flash,
"Oh God please help us! We're going to crash!"
Jenny doesn't remember the force of impact,
Just that everything all of a sudden when black.
She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble,
And heard "Call an ambulance, these kids are in trouble!"
Voices she heard, a few words at best,
But she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck.
Then she wondered if Jeff was alright,
And if the people in the other car were alive.
She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad,
"You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad."
These voices echoed inside her head,
As they gently told her that Jeff was dead.
They said, "Jenny, we've done all we can do,
But it looks as though we'll lose you too."
"But the people in the other car!" Jenny cried.
"We're sorry Jenny but they also died."
Jenny prayed "God forgive me for what I have done,
I just wanted one night of fun.
Tell those people's family, I've made their lives dim,
And I wish I could return their families to them.
Tell Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied,
And that it's my fault so many have died.
Oh nurse, won't you please tell them for me?"
The nurse just stood there, she never agreed.
But she took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes,
And a few moments later Jenny died.
A man asked the nurse "why didn't you do you best,
To bid that poor girl her one last request?"
She looked at the man with eyes so sad,
"Because the people in the other car were her mom and her dad..."
For once it was on the right side of town.
She unpacked her things with such great ease,
As she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze.
How wonderful it was to have her own room,
School would be starting, she'd have friends over soon.
There'd be parties and sleepovers, she was so happy,
It's just the way she wanted her life to be.
On the first day of school everything went great,
She made new friends and even got a date!
She thought "I want to be popular, and I'm going to be;
Because I just got a date with the star of the team!"
To be known in this school you have to have a clout,
And dating this guy would sure help her out.
There was only one problem stopping her fate,
Her parents had said she was too young to date.
"Well I just won't tell the entire truth.
They won't know the difference, what is there to lose?"
Jenny asked to stay with her friends that night,
Her parents frowned, but said "alright".
Excited, she got ready for the big event,
But she rushed around like she had no sense.
She began to feel guilty about all of the lies,
But what's a pizza, a party, and a Moonlight Ride?
Well the pizza was good and the party was great,
But the Moonlight Ride would just have to wait.
For Jeff was half drunk by this time,
But he kissed her and said he was just fine.
Then the room began to fill up with smoke,
Jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff.
Now Jeff was ready to ride to the point,
But only after he'd smoked the rest of the joint.
They jumped in the car for the Moonlight Ride,
Not thinking that he was too drunk to drive.
They finally made it to the point at last,
And Jeff had started trying to make a pass.
A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all,
(and by pass I do not mean playing football).
"Perhaps my parents were right, maybe I am to young,
Boy, how could I ever have been so dumb."
With all of her might, she pushed Jeff away
"Please take me home, I don't want to stay"!
Jeff cranked up the engine and floored the gas,
In a matter of seconds they were going too fast.
As Jeff drove on in a fit of anger,
Jenny had realized her life was in danger.
She begged and pleaded for him to slow down,
But he just got faster as they neared the town.
"Just let me go home! I'll confess I lied.
I realy went out for a Moonlight Ride."
Then all of a sudden she saw a big flash,
"Oh God please help us! We're going to crash!"
Jenny doesn't remember the force of impact,
Just that everything all of a sudden when black.
She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble,
And heard "Call an ambulance, these kids are in trouble!"
Voices she heard, a few words at best,
But she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck.
Then she wondered if Jeff was alright,
And if the people in the other car were alive.
She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad,
"You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad."
These voices echoed inside her head,
As they gently told her that Jeff was dead.
They said, "Jenny, we've done all we can do,
But it looks as though we'll lose you too."
"But the people in the other car!" Jenny cried.
"We're sorry Jenny but they also died."
Jenny prayed "God forgive me for what I have done,
I just wanted one night of fun.
Tell those people's family, I've made their lives dim,
And I wish I could return their families to them.
Tell Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied,
And that it's my fault so many have died.
Oh nurse, won't you please tell them for me?"
The nurse just stood there, she never agreed.
But she took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes,
And a few moments later Jenny died.
A man asked the nurse "why didn't you do you best,
To bid that poor girl her one last request?"
She looked at the man with eyes so sad,
"Because the people in the other car were her mom and her dad..."