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A Southern New Year's

"Hey yall!" Grabs a Roman Candle, Sits it in a bottle, Lights it, Steps back and watches the colors explode. Later you see Sally sneaking out the window, She's going for a late night mud ride, Her boyfriend Johnny's waiting with Mary and Mike, "Yall ready?" Sally asks and they take off. Sitting on the backporch with a portable TV watching the stars, The ball drops, It's no longer New Years Eve in Mississippi! The fireworks really start going off now, The whole town's awake, Sally & Johnny stop the four wheeler under the bridge to watch, How nice! You can't even hear the TV now, So you turn it off, The stars are blocked by the magnificent colors, And you just sit back and enjoy what luxury you get. Then you see your boyfriend down the road waiting, The night's no longer time, It's time to take off. You two decide to break in and go mud riding, Sall & Johnny say ok, You hop on the four wheeler, "Is it ok for to be down here," asks your boyfriend, "My cousin's covering for me," you say. You know you love him, And it's now 12:30, You tell him to stop the four wheeler, And under the stars, You kiss, A firework goes off in the distance. You then continue on your journey mud riding, Sally & Johnny already gone, He drives you home at 3:00, You sneak in through your window, Change out of you muddy pants, You don't care about your labs judgemental glance, After all, It's just a southern New Years.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2006




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