Swift was the speed we drove
Grass and trees traveling faster than my site
The wind blowing my hair across my face into my eyes
We were close to flying - Feeling an exquisite sense of excitement
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There stood out of nowhere a deer in the middle of the road
The sound of brakes being thrown on
A bloody mess lay in a heap
Lights hanging from their brackets
blood and gore everywhere
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Conscious of what had happened
filled my soul with remorse
Life for the taking was not mine to chose
That night we learned a new rule
It is our choice what path we choose
Life is precious - the sum of our days are few
Being carefree is one thing - being careless is another
There are consequences for our actions
A price to pay for our foolishness
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Those days of - if only - still hide in my mind
If we could go back and redo time
Would we really change
I am thankful no one was hurt that night
It began to rain washing the blood away
I will remember the sounds and smells of that night
forever and a day