Array ( [sid] => 114139 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Take me instead [time] => 2006-02-02 10:01:01 [hometext] => I recently wrote and copyrighted this song. I think it's touching and I hope everybody enjoys it. [bodytext] => When it came to responsibility, I let my daughter down.
I can't go on if she's no longer around.
She was hit by a car and is nearly dead.
Lord, please let her survive and take me instead.

CHORUS:
Lord, she's in the ICU because of my stupidity.
I was supposed to keep an eye on her instead of on TV.
We both know she deserves to have many more years ahead.
Lord, please spare her life and take me instead.

When my wife left for work, she left me in charge of supervision.
But that proved not to be a good decision.
Now I cry while my daughter lies helpless in this bed.
Lord, have mercy and take me instead.

I was negligent when I swore to be responsible.
Now her life may be lost because I'm nothing but a fool.
Lord, I beg you to listen to what I've said.
She doesn't deserve to die so please take me instead. [comments] => 3 [counter] => 158 [topic] => 34 [informant] => randyjohnson [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 3 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => SongLyrics ) Your Poetry Dot Com - Take me instead


Take me instead
Date: Thursday, 2nd February 2006 @ 10:01:01 AM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry

Contributed By: randyjohnson
When it came to responsibility, I let my daughter down.
I can't go on if she's no longer around.
She was hit by a car and is nearly dead.
Lord, please let her survive and take me instead.

CHORUS:
Lord, she's in the ICU because of my stupidity.
I was supposed to keep an eye on her instead of on TV.
We both know she deserves to have many more years ahead.
Lord, please spare her life and take me instead.

When my wife left for work, she left me in charge of supervision.
But that proved not to be a good decision.
Now I cry while my daughter lies helpless in this bed.
Lord, have mercy and take me instead.

I was negligent when I swore to be responsible.
Now her life may be lost because I'm nothing but a fool.
Lord, I beg you to listen to what I've said.
She doesn't deserve to die so please take me instead.

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