As each second passes
The day turns to dawn
Our time could be over
Before we even know it's gone

It's time to start again
The turning of a page
Something big just happened
Now everything has changed

People pass it by
They have somewhere to be
Others crowd around
Shocked by what they see

One man tries to help
He starts to call the cops
It is of course all pointless
At this stupid four way stop

There alone Is the child
The one who has survived
She screams for her daddy
Be he can't be revived

He is gone today
The light has found him there
It seems to be all over
But still hundreds stare

They can't believe this man
The one the child adored
Had his life end so quickly
At the age of thirty four

So what exactly happened?
We will never know
When hit and runs occur
The facts dont always show

And what of the little girl?
The one whose daddy died
The one who screamed in fear
The one with terror filled eyes

She was by herself
And frightened as can be
When someone came to stop her
From crying endlessly

Although she was just as scared
And didnt know what to do
Her mother stood by her side
Thinking news was due

But as the sun went down
Nothing  important was said
This was just another case
Of a father shown an early bed

When the day was finally over
And the body taken away
The crowd all left slowly
For their was no reason to stay

years went by without him
And only sadness came
Yet as many lost all hope
The child did not do the same

Most felt pity towards her
But she didnt want it to be so
Her sadness was all over
When happiness should be low

Reporters used to ask her
How do u manage to get through
All the heart ache you were caused
By a man you never even knew

She would always smile
Because they did not know
Her fathers greatest teaching
Was given to her ages ago

Although she was little then
His words will always stick
She didnt understand it at first
But the accident made it click

As soon as she could talk
She always remembered him say
You can't live in one moment
You have to seize the day