Drunk Driver's
A child was playing by a sidewalk one day
Too young to understand the ways of a drunk man
Not knowing the danger just a few feet away
Laughing aloud across the street he ran
He never made it to the other side
That very day it all began
Hit and killed by a drunk driving his car
Don't they know it the biggest crime of all
To run a baby down and just watch him fall
To leave in a mothers arms a lifeless doll
That broken hearted mother knelt by his little bed
In her hand she held his tiny shoe
As she realized the pain she'd face ahead
That child's mother could have easily been you
Don't they know its the biggest crime of all
To leave a mother without her baby at all
Staring at his picture she held in her hand
As the tears poured down her face
She Knew no one could ever take his place
That child's broken hearted mother
A silent prayer she said
To all of you who drinks then drives
please don't leave us with empty beds
Mothers pray for the safety of your babies ahead
Don't they know it's the biggest crime of all
To drink and get behind a wheel to drive at all
To run our babies down and not even see him fall
Leaving us mothers with only memories of it all
That broken hearted mother has something she wants to share
Lord, teach those drinkers what they need to know
And for us mothers Lord, please hear my pray
Copyright © Laura Stalnaker | Year Posted 2014
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