Why I want to LIE

I want to tell that little boy
his Mom will be just fine
I want to tell that dad
we got his daughter out in time
I want to tell that wife
her husband will be home tonight
I don't want to tell it like it is,
I want to tell them lies.

You didn't put their seat belts on,
you feel you killed your kids
I want to say you didn't
... but in a way, you did.
You pound your fists into my chest,
you're hurting so inside
I want to say you'll be ok,
I want to tell you lies.

You left chemicals within his reach
and now it's in his eyes
I want to say your son will see,
not tell you he'll be blind.
You ask me if he'll be OK,
with pleading in your eyes
I want to say that yes he will,
I want to tell you lies.

I can see you're crying
as your life goes up in smoke.
If you'd maintained that smoke alarm,
your children may have woke.
Don't grab my arm and ask me
if your family is alive.
Don't make me tell you they're all dead,
I want to tell you lies.

I want to say she'll be ok,
you didn't take her life
I hear you say you love her
and you'd never hurt your wife.
You thought you didn't drink too much,
you thought that you could drive.
I don't want to say how wrong you were,
I want to tell you lies.

You only left her for a moment,
it happens all the time.
How could she have fallen from there?
You thought she couldn't climb.
I want to say her neck's not broken,
that she will be just fine.
I don't want to say she's paralyzed,
I want to tell you lies.

I want to tell this teen
his buddies didn't die in vain
Because he thought that it'd be cool
to try to beat that train
I don't want to tell him
this will haunt him all his life
I want to say that he'll forget,
I want to tell him lies.

You left the cabinet open and
your daughter found the gun.
Now you want me to undo
the damage that's been done.
You tell me she's your only child,
you say she's only five.
I don't want to say she won't see six,
I want to tell you lies.

Author Unknown, most likely it was a FireFighter
But now YOU know why I want to LIE