Single Mother's New Years Eve Lament
By: Jennifer Story

Memories of Eves gone by
Twirl round inside my head
Exciting nights of revelry
And never making it to bed

Champagne flowed all night long
Along with assorted shots
Of tequila, whiskey and bourbon
With Southern Comfort and peach Schnapps

With my husband beside me
I always had a date
Had lips to kiss at midnight
New Years Eve was always great

Well, New Years Eve has come again
Like it has every year
But, instead of sipping sweet champagne
I'm drinking rootbeer

The kids and I are on the couch
Watching old Dick Clark
Eating popcorn and chips
Waiting for the ball to hit its mark

No husband sits beside me
It's been 3 years he's been gone
No midnight kiss to look forward to
No dancing until dawn

My son falls asleep next to me
He's the youngest of the band
My daughter follows soon after
So I take them by the hand

And lead them to their beds
Tuck them in and dim the lights
I go to bed pretending
New Years is just another night