From the recording What I Hope to Find
YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO TAKE THIS ROAD 3:10
(Burmester/Harte)
YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO TAKE THIS ROAD 3:10
(Burmester/Harte)
Vocals: Elana Harte, Toronto Ontario
Backing Vocals: Suzie Burmester, Kelly Mulholland, Elana Harte
Acoustic Guitar: Suzie Burmester, Cambridge, Ontario
Bass: Jen Benton, Hamilton, Ontario
Drums: Joann Blondin, Montreal, Quebec
Electric Guitars: Lucio Agostini, Orillia, Ontario
From the Album WHAT I HOPE TO FIND
The Sling Sisters
Release Date: January 31, 2026
Label: Musique Hartfelt Music
Producer: Elana Harte
Mastering: Joao Carvalho
Lyrics
YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO TAKE THIS ROAD 3:10
(Burmester/Harte)
You didn't have to take this road and start this battle
Start the war that burns inside of me
The promise that it breaks
You could have told me and then put it on the table
But there’s nothing that you‘ve left for me
No compromise to make
When I think back to all those times
You said that you’d always be in my life
Alone or together
Always and forever
You didn’t have to take this road
You tore the trust out of my heart and left it bleeding
Stole the faith that keeps me struggling
And looking for some sense
Sometimes it gets so bad, I wonder how I’m still breathing
But like a ghost that just won’t go away
I live it every day
When I think back to all those times
You said that you’d always be in my life
Alone or together
Always and forever
You didn’t have to take this road
When I think back to all those times
You said that you’d always be in my life
Alone or together
Always and forever
You didn’t have to take this road
