From the beginning to the end
Let all broken hearts mend
From the start to the finish
Let hate diminish
I searched my soul today
I knelt down to pray
Time came and went
My heart broke and bent
A picture from the past
About a life that didn't last
Suddenly I got that scary feeling
And I could hear tires squealing
That terrible sound of bending metal
The useless brake pedal
A grandfather was going to die
A drunk driver the reason why
Taken away before his time
What a terrible crime
The killer had been convicted twice
But the judge was so nice
He let him go with just a warning
He killed grandfather the next morning
Our lives have never been the same
A drunk driver is to blame
For his crime he served three years
Grandfather was killed for a few beers
I can't explain how it makes me feel
It's not in me to kill
I try to find the will to forgive
I pray that someday I will
You see I'm just a simple man
Trying to simply understand
How a killer runs free
While we sit and grieve
Focusing now on the pain
From loss can there be gain
A message I hope this poem will send
We'll have justice in the end
