The Party

As we were dressing to go out
 Our little girl and boy came in
 And asked if they could go this time
 We told them, little girls and boys don't belong at parties
 And that they should be in bed asleep by nine
 The babysitter came in
 Then and we kissed the kids goodbye
 And told them that we'd be home soon
 And told them not to cry
 Then we left for the party, like we'd so often done
 Thinkin' only of ourselves,and not our little ones
 The party started out wild
 And it grew wilder, as the night wore on
 With drinking, laughing, telling dirty jokes
 Nobody thinkin' of home
 Then the strangest feeling came over me
 And it chilled me to the bones
 And I told my wife that we'd better leave the party
 Cause I felt that we were needed at home
 As we rode along, I got to thinking
 Of how the kids that mornin' had asked
 If we would take them to church the next day
 And how I'd put 'em off, like I'd so often done
 By sayin', we'd probably get home too late
 Then, my thoughts were interrupted by the sound of sirens
 As they cut through the still night air
 Then we turned down our street
 That's when we saw the fire
 The rest was like a nightmare
 We took their little bodies to church the next day
 Though we'd left the party early
 We still got home too late