An accident or so they say
Claimed the life of someone at work today
The cause they said, “Complacency”
He failed to follow rules you see
But that couldn’t happen to me
He could always be counted on
He was the one to “get it done”
The rules he stretched, ignored and bent
He’d take it back could he repent
But that couldn’t happen to me
“We can’t turn it down or they will leave”
Our choices, we look back and grieve
The customer he had to please
His boss once pushed, now on his knees
But that couldn’t happen to me
His wife and kids cannot replace
His hugs and kisses, smiling face
How important were they to him
If he could overlook rules at a whim
But that couldn’t happen to me
That man from work, inside the box
I look upon and my world rocks.
The lady grieving here you see
My widow sheds the tears for me
But that couldn’t happen to me