Piri
Fy mrawd o fam arall that is a real good song there going inside the mind of a kid who while doing wrong in a split second his actions could have caused someone’s life to be gone. Fortunately, this old man has survived his injuries,   He then runs away instead of fronting up which also making matters worse a cowardly choice. It has got all the right lyrics that make a good rock song interesting while not being overwritten but in a way that flows easily into the listeners ears. The fact it is about a current real-life story gives us something to think about on all different levels.

You are an outstanding songwriter.

Pedr

Phill,
an amazing song.
Hits so close to home as my wife's cousin was hit and killed by a drunk driver, and last week we had a 15 yr old local girl hit by a drunk woman at 2pm in the afternoon. That woman also took off, and then returned to the scene later- only to be apprehended.  The girl is in the Syracuse medical center clinging to every breathe to survive.
I also quite agree about what used to be nice communities being infliltrated by drug dealers - it seems rural areas are now the fave spot for them to hide out and produce their evil pharmaceuticals.

Your lyrics are excellent  the defining line in the song for me is "What can I do, there's no way out?"     The way out is to face up to the truth and do the right thing - or better yet- think before you do rotten stuff like this !   
I am sure you will put a recording up right ?

Thanks for sharing

Jim     

Cheers Father Piri
Your sermonizing is always interesting thought provoking well delivered and, on the mark, ( not to be confused with the gospel of Mark). Your words are good and find a good home unlike Father McKenzie In the song Elanor Rigby. Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear. No one comes near. Looking back at myself at times I'm a bit of a Father Ted in that somedays I haven't got much to get hung about Strawberry fields forever.   If I am going to use Beatles lyrics, on chordie I should get it right.
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever
Living is easy with eyes closed
Misunderstanding all you see
It's getting hard to be someone
But it all works out
Thank you, John Lennon, for those lyrics now that's enough of me losing the plot.
On a serious note it is sad how methamphetamine use has spread all around the world even as far as quiet little towns away from the rat race. Here in NZ meth use is everywhere and the police are not winning the battle. It is hitting all socio-economic groups. Nationwide wastewater testing which covers up to 75 percent of New Zealand’s total population has picked up huge amounts of methamphetamine in all areas of this country. The main drug suppliers here are organized crime and gangs who are a corrupting influence that threaten the well-being and prosperity and safety of many of our communities. They exploit the most vulnerable people through drugs, violence and intimidation. Organized crime is also often hidden and therefore the size and impact I think could be underestimated by the average Kiwi person.

The street where Maree and I live is a quiet area but a few years back we had a house across the road from us that became a drug supply house. In the day it was quiet but at night it was bad with cars and noisy people coming and going all through the night. Eventually thank goodness the police started raiding them and they eventually moved out and we got our peaceful neighborhood back again. Here endeth my sermon.