Dark's closing all around me
I can barely breathe
My heartbeat's getting slower
It's getting harder for me to think
Who would do this to me?
An innocent child on the streets
Someone ran me over
And didn't even blink
The next thing I know
I'm sprawled out on the avenue
My body's getting cold
My life's been put on hold
In a minute I'll be gone
And no one would know
A drunk driver hit me
And went on zooming down the road
Everything I've done
All the mistakes I've learned from
Won't matter soon
I can't even move
One thing we should understand--
Drunk driving can overtake any man
You think you're sober enough
You can keep it under control
But in truth you're so drunk
That you end up on the other side of the road
Hitting a teenager walking home from practice
But you keep going 'cause you don't realize what happened
Then next thing, a young boy's lying on the concrete
Praying to God, saying "Just take me."
'Cause a drunk driver hit him
As he was walking down the road
Realizing that he'll never see life
Past 15 years old
And the man responsible drives away free
Never ever wondering, "What if it were me?"
No, he just keeps going, never looking back
And by the time he's gone a mile
The body's a lifeless wreck
Before I breathe my last few words
Listen teenage boys and girls
Don't drink and drive
Take away someone's life
It could very well be you someday
So put down the bottle and walk away
Take it from a dead boy, lying in the streets
It happened to me
But for what's about to come, I feel no shame
I say a silent goodbye as my life begins to fade
I know it wasn't my fault
Now my breathing's slowing down and I'm thinking last little thoughts
Wishing I was back home with my family
And saying to myself, "At least it wasn't me."