Jenny was so happy about the house they had found
For once in her life 'twas on the right side of town
She unpacked her things with such great ease
As she watched her new curtains blow in the breeze
How wonderful it was to have her own room
School would be starting; she'd have friends over soon
There'd be sleep-overs, and parties; she was so happy
It's just the way she wanted her life to be
On the first day of school, everything went great
She made new friends and even got a date
She thought, "I want to be popular and I'm going to be
Because I just got a date with the star of the team"
To be known in this school you had to have clout
And dating this guy would sure help her out
There was only one problem stopping her fate
Her parents had said she was too young to date
"Well I just won't tell them the entire truth
They won't know the difference; what's there to lose?"
Jenny asked to stay with her friends that night
Her parents frowned but said, "All right"
Excited, she got ready for the big event
But as she rushed around like she had no sense
She began to feel guilty about all the lies
But what’s a pizza, a party, and a moonlight ride?
Well the pizza was good, and the party was great
But the moonlight ride would have to wait
For Dan was half drunk by this time
But he kissed her and said that he was just fine
Then the room filled with smoked and Dan took a puff
Jenny couldn't believe he was smoking that stuff
Now Dan was ready to ride to the point
But only after he'd smoked another joint
They jumped in the car for the moonlight ride
Not thinking that he was too drunk to drive
They finally made it to the point at last
And Dan started trying to make a pass
A pass is not what Jenny wanted at all
(And by a pass, I don't mean playing football)
"Perhaps my parents were right....maybe I am too young
Boy, how could I ever, ever be so dumb?
With all of her might, she pushed Dan away
"Please take me home, I don't want to stay"
Dan cranked up the engine and floored the gas
In a matter of seconds they were going too fast
As Dan drove on in a fit of wild anger
Jenny knew that her life was in danger
She begged and pleaded for him to slow down
But he just got faster as they neared the town
"Just let me get home! I'll confess that I lied
I really went out for a moonlight ride"
Then all of a sudden, she saw a big flash
"Oh God, Please help us
We're going to crash!"
She doesn't remember the force of impact
Just that everything all of a sudden went black
She felt someone remove her from the twisted rubble
And heard, "call an ambulance! These kids are in trouble
Voices she heard...a few words at best
But she knew there were two cars involved in the wreck
Then wondered to herself if Dan was all right
And if the people in the other car were alive
She awoke in the hospital to faces so sad
"You've been in a wreck and it looks pretty bad"
These voices echoed inside her head
As they gently told her that Dan was dead
They said "Jenny, we've done all we can do
But it looks as if we'll lose you too"
"But the people in the other car?" Jenny cried
"We're sorry, Jenny, they also died"
Jenny prayed, "God, forgive me for what I've done
I only wanted to have just one night of fun"
"Tell those people's family, I've made their lives dim
And wish I could return their families to them"
"Tell Mom and Dad I'm sorry I lied
And that it's my fault so many have died
Oh, nurse, won't you please tell them that for me?"
The nurse just stood there-she never agreed
But took Jenny's hand with tears in her eyes
And a few moments later Jenny died
A man asked the nurse, "Why didn't you do your best
To bid that girl her one last request?"
She looked at the man with eyes so sad
"Because the people in the other car were her mom and dad."