Like I Was Never There
so I decided to sneak off one night
to go camping with Sam and Vern
we all rolled out our sleeping bags
out on the far side of a field at night
Sam had brought a hurricane lamp
but he didn't have any oil for it
so
him and Vern went down the street
broke into a garage there
got a can of lawn mower gasoline
because, you know, it makes perfect sense
to use gasoline in your oil lamp
but anyway, in the shadows,
by a street in the dark,
they planned to fill the hurricane lamp with gas
but in the shadows,
they couldn't see what they were doing
so Sam said that he needed more light
so he cold see, to fill the oil lamp with gas
so Vern decided to pull out his lighter
Vern, the bright one,
was going to light the way,
I suppose
and Vern lit his lighter,
but there still wasn't enough light
keep in mind
that they were hiding
in bushes, by a street
with a lamp post
what to do, what to do
Sam asked Vern to move the lighter closer
I mean, these two flunked their way
through a couple of years of school
and I know I was young
but I knew this wasn't a good idea
so I started to back away
after I turned around
Vern
apparently
got the lighter too close
I was already twenty feet away
when I felt the heat
and saw an orange glow from the fire ball
I started to run
but as I was running I looked back
and saw two fireballs in the air
one was the lantern
and the other was the gas can
and I swear to God, the lantern
crashed down on the street
and set the entire street on fire
the gas can landed uphill from the lantern,
pouring gasoline down the street
so flames then ran up to the gas can
further spreading the street fire
I grabbed my sleeping bag and ran
I heard the sirens
and had to act like I was never there
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