Take my hand, hold on tight,
Let me be your shining knight.
Never give up if your mind is in pain.
Talk with me, again and again.

If emptiness is your inner cry,
Never give up or want to die.
A guiding light will show the way,
To lead you through another day.

If sadness causes your heart to ache,
A little time is all it will take,
To ease the wound that scars so deep,
Never give up or be afraid to weep.

If lonliness fills too much of your day,
Make happy thoughts fill your matter grey.
Never give up the will to win,
By drowning your sorrows in a bottle of gin.

If with despair you should often fill,
Never give up or lose the will,
To find the path down the hill,
Away from troubles that make you ill.

If doubt fills your suffering soul,
Or distrust has created a dishonourable roll,
Never give up because someone's there,
With whom inner feelings you can truly share.

(c) John McKay Withey