Christine Lavin Don't Take Anyone Lyrics

I'm sorry that the world has disappointed you
And all your grand plans have gone astray
And right now there is no one in your corner
To take the pain and agony away

Dark thoughts are turning inward and they're leading you
To contemplate the lure of the abyss
Before you try anything irreversible
Please consider this

We all go through life's ups and downs
There are times when all our hearts ache
But lashing out in anger won't fix anything
It's just another horrible mistake
If you are detеrmined to leave this world
If you can no longеr take the status quo
I'm sorry that your life has come down to this
But don't take anyone with you when you go
Don't take anyone
Don't take anyone
This is your fight
And yours alone
Don't take your mother
That stranger over there or your brother
Don't take anyone with you
Into the Great Unknown

'Cause you don't know what there is in the Hereafter
Buddha? Jesus? Allah? It's all a guess
They are guideposts to help us on our journey Do I want this journey to continue? Yes

And so do your friends and neighbors
If we don't understand the struggle you endure
If we somehow were insensitive we're sorry
But don't pull us into your private war

And know that there are those who will help you
Don't be afraid to ask they'll take your hand
We don't want to see you throw your life away
If you think we do, you misunderstand

But if you are determined to leave this world
If you cannot live with the status quo
Self destruction is nothing but a dead end
Not the way any of us want to go
Don't take anyone
Please put down the gun
Oh my wayward son
Take a deep breath
Think of your mother
Your father, your sister and your brother
This is not a scene
That wants to end in death

Don't take anyone
Though your world has come undone
Ending it now with a gun
Breaks the hearts of those left in your wake

Oh my wayward son
Put down the gun
Please please please
Don't make this mistake