Story Behind The Song

I wrote this song after listening to a broadcast of "All Things Considered" on NPR. The radio news excerpt had been about the hundred car pile-up in Los Angeles. The interviewer was asking a safety expert (not Ralph Nader) about the feasibility of airbags

Lyrics

Mr. Mooney

Mr. Mooney talk to me
I just want to say I'm sorry
And may she always
rest in peace
I'd give my life
if I could ease your pain
I know my sorrow
doesn't help you heal
I know that I'm the one you blame
It's just that car came so fast
The headlights were in my eyes before
I could even scream
And I tried to hold her back
I tried to keep her here with me
And as this cast will attest, all I got
was my arm broke in half

Chorus
I just wnat to scream
I just want to scream
Such a loss does not deserve to be

Repeat

Mr. Mooney your life
will never be the same
I just want to say
I understand your pain
Cause I walk
through this hell alone
No one there to comfort me
And at night I try to avoid sleep
For with sleep comes dreams
And in these dreams
I see it all again
I hear her voice
and hold her hand
Until my tortured soul
wakes me with a shreik
Then with a cry
I stagger to my feet
Hold my head and begin to weep
for long gone memories

Repeat Chorus

Mr. Mooney understand
I loved her more
than anyone else ever can
And I never will forget
the first time we met
And at night
I cry to the gods that be
"Oh why was it her instead of me"
My heart's so heavy
I think it will break
Oh God in Heaven
remove this weight from me
And every day I scream and cry, "Why
couldn't I have died
and left her here alive"

Repeat Chorus



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