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By Jennifer Wagner

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You can hear the sirens screamingyou can see her car has crashedshe was coming from a partyyou knew that she was smashedHow could you do thisyou were sober all nightyou let her drink and drivebecause of you she died tonightShe asked you to driveyou said not just yetshe had to be home by 12so she got her keys and leftshe didnt see it coming her eyes too blury to seenow all you can do is tell yourselfshe died because of meSitting at her funeralyour eyes blind with tearsyour best friend has diedthe worst of all your fearsAs you pull the triggeryou know that you must dieliving on without her would be living on a lie. Written May 10th, 2000 © on Oct 03 2001 05:14 AM PST   18 • 0 • 1

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"You can hear the sirens screamingyou can see her car has crashedshe was coming from a partyyou knew that she was smashedHow could you do thisyou were sober all nightyou let her drink and drivebecause of you she died tonightShe asked you to driveyou said not just yetshe had to be home by 12so she got her keys and leftshe didnt see it coming her eyes too blury to seenow all you can do is tell yourselfshe died because of meSitting at her funeralyour eyes blind with tearsyour best friend has diedthe worst of all your fearsAs you pull the triggeryou know that you must dieliving on without her would be living on a lie...."

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