Every 15 Minutes - Words and Music by Ran Birkins

Ran is conducting a search for talented local young singers to form an 8-10 member vocal band that he will take into the studio to record his new songs "Every 15 Minutes" and "Above And Beyond." The song "Every 15 Minutes" hammers home the message to teens that every 15 minutes, someone in the United States is killed in an alcohol-related traffic accident.

Ran's plans to have his vocal group travel to high schools in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey and perform as part of the school's "Every 15 Minutes" program. The "Every 15 Minutes" programs are very intense and emotional efforts to convince teens that they can all too easily become a statistic. We have added a link to the website of the national headquarters of the Every 15 Minutes effort at the bottom of this lyric page.

Singers of high school age who are interested in auditioning and live in the tri-county area of Berks, Montgomery and Chester counties in northwest Philadelphia should send an email to Info@UntamedHeart.com.

EVERY 15 MINUTES ~ Words and Music by Ran Birkins

She was supposed to be
making happy memories;
her steady boyfriend was taking her to the prom.

A fabulous new dress,
makeup and hair and nails perfect;
he wore a rented tux and brought her a corsage.

And her family’s video cam’ra captured the couple’s happiness;
when they drove away her daddy waved and momma blew a kiss.

Every 15 minutes, another tragic accident,
another DUI, speeding broadside,
more innocent victims.
Local law enforcement
notifying next of kin;
the misery of grief somewhere begins,
every 15 minutes.

He loved his family,
and worked two jobs to make ends meet,
‘til a drunken driver crossed that yellow line.

Next in a neigh’bring state,
a brand-new grandma met her fate;
rear-ended while she was waiting at a red light.

Another life has been harvested by the grim reaper’s drunken rage,
he’s dealing death on streets and highways, with liquor on his blade!

(repeat chorus)

Another weeping family, mourning at a funeral,
More flowers, candles, white crosses, roadside memorials.

Every 15 minutes, 24 / 7 / 365…

(repeat chorus)