He Didn't Wanna Get Into It

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He Didn't Wanna Get Into ItDan missed the schoolbus home, from junior high one daywhen his cousin pulled up, in a hot rod ChevorletBud cans on the floorboard, he offered Dan a ridethen he drove off angry, cos Dan took one look insideand he didn't wanna get into itthat was somewhere he wasn't about to gohe was scared and felt like a cowardcos he dared to let it showhe did what he did cos he was just a kidand he didn't wanna get into itwhen Dan fin'lly got home, his uncle had just calledhis cousin lost control...he rolled and died on the hard asphaltDan took what had happened, tougher than anyone elsefriends tried to talk about it, but he kept to himselfcos he didn't wanna get into itthat was somewhere he wasn't about to gohe was scared and felt like a cowardcos he dared to let it showhe did what he did cos he was just a kidand he didn't wanna get into itwhen life goes dark sometimes a heart reacts to painby closing down shutting others out and taking the blamebut one day his uncle came by, sat on the edge of Dan's bedtold him there was no reason, to ruin his life with regretcos life is chance and choices, and hearing your inner voicehis cousin took chances driving, but Dan made the right choicewhen he didn't wanna get into itthat was somewhere he wasn't about to gohe was scared and felt like a cowardcos he dared to let it showbut he did what he did cos he was just a kidand he didn't wanna get into it(c)2006 Robert George