Jenny was so happy about the
house they had found.
For once in her life 'twas 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 sleep-overs, and
parties; 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
had 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 them
the entire truth.
"They won't know the difference;
what's there to lose?"
Jenny asked to stay with her
friends that night.
Her parents frowned but said,
"All right."
Excited, she got ready for the
big event But as she rushed
around like she had no sense,
She began to feel guilty about
all 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 have to wait.
For Jeff was half drunk by this time.
But he kissed her and said
that he was just fine.
Then the room filled with smoke
and Jeff took a puff.
Jenny couldn't believe he was
smoking that stuff.
Now Jeff was ready to
ride to the point
But only after he'd smoked
another 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 started trying to make
a pass.
A pass is not what Jenny wanted
at all (and by a pass, I don't mean
playing football).
"Perhaps my parents were
right....maybe I am
too young.
Boy, how could I ever, ever be
so dumb."
With all of her might, she
pushed Jeff say 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
wild anger, Jenny
knew that 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 get home! I'll
confess that I lied.
I really 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!"
She doesn't remember the force
of impact.
Just that everything all of a
sudden went 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 wondered to herself if
Jeff was all right,
And if the people in the other
car was 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 if we'll lose
you too."
"But the people in the other
car!? "Jenny cried.
"We're sorry, Jenny, they also
died." Jenny prayed, "God, forgive me
for what I've done
"I'd only wanted to have just
one night of fun."
"Tell those people's family,
I've made their lives dim,
And 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 that for me?"
The nurse just stood there-she
never agreed. But 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 your best
To bid that 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 dad."
