Looking Back

It happened in the BACK yard underneath the willow tree When I first kissed her and when she first kissed me It happened in the BACK seat of my father’s Chevrolet When underneath the clothing our hands started to play It happened in a BACK room during a party at our friend’s When both of our virginities came to an awkward end It happened in the BACK of our favorite eatery When I made her cry, dropping down upon one knee It happened in the BACK of an ambulance with flashing lights When our first child had entered the world with an awful fright It happened coming BACK from a night out with the girls When a speeding, drunken driver took her out of our world Now, I and my children try to stay on the right track Waking every morning wishing we could have her BACK