I wrote the words to a song for my daughter Jackie. She was killed in a car wreck when she was 15.
I didn't get to say goodbye
I didn't say a word
As they drove away that day
They were in a hurry
I just watched them drive away
She was laughing and talking
She seemed so much alive
Trying to act so grown up
When she wasn't old enough to drive
The phone call woke us early
And we rushed to where she lay
We didn't make it fast enough
God already called her away
Now every time I think of it
It makes me want to cry
I lost my little girl that day
And didn't get to say goodbye
I never thought of losing her
Until that tragic day
Three people in the car
Two people walked away
Some folks say it's luck or fate
Some say it was God's call
Some day I'll look Him in the eye
And He'll explain it all
You never know when Death will call
Though children aren't supposed to die
So every time they leave your home
Don't forget to say goodbye
I also wrote a song after 9-11. It goes like this:
My Daddy
The little girl walked to her school
Alone on Father's day
The other kids walked with their Dads
But hers had gone away
They pointed and they laughed at her
Kids are only kids of course
They thought her Daddy ran away
Or maybe got divorced
She waited for her turn to speak
And like the others had
She stood beside the teacher's desk
And talked about her Dad
Stood alone in front of them
But she held her head up high
She told them of her Daddy
As a tear slid from her eye
Chorus:
She said Daddy was a fireman
And on that fateful day
He rushed in to save their lives
And helped others get away
Daddy gave his life that day
To help others make it out
He did his job the best he could
And I know without a doubt
Daddy made his mind up then
That he would have to stay
He'd trade his life for others
He would have wanted it that way
My Daddy couldn't be here
Cause he lives to far away
My Daddy lives in Heaven
But He's with me every day
He taught me how to ride a bike
And what is wrong and why we give
He taught me life's important things
And through me my Daddy lives
Chorus:
She said Daddy was a fireman
And on that fateful day
He rushed in to save their lives
And helped others get away
