▁and ▁number ▁ 8 4 ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁several ▁compilation ▁albums , ▁and ▁P ete ▁Town sh end ▁himself ▁released ▁an ▁alternate ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁on ▁his ▁album ▁Another ▁S co op . ▁ ▁Music ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁Several ▁authors , ▁including ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine , ▁regard ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁" Don ' t ▁Let ▁Go ▁the ▁Co at " ▁as ▁an ▁o de ▁to ▁spiritual ▁g uru ▁Me her ▁B aba . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁then ▁refers ▁to ▁Me her ▁B aba ' s ▁charge ▁that ▁his ▁dis ci ples ▁" hang ▁fast ▁to ▁the ▁hem ▁of ▁my ▁ro be ," ▁where ▁the ▁ro be ▁is ▁a ▁met ap hor ▁for ▁his ▁teach ings . ▁Alternatively , ▁the ▁song ▁could ▁refer ▁to ▁P ete ▁Town sh end ' s ▁parents , ▁who ▁were ▁the ▁ones ▁who ▁would ▁pick ▁him ▁up ▁when ▁P ete ▁Town sh end ▁desc ended ▁into ▁dru gs ▁and ▁alco hol . ▁But ▁regardless , ▁the ▁song ▁strik es ▁them es ▁of ▁spiritual ▁tor ment , ▁fear ▁of ▁abandon ment ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁keep ▁faith , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁lines : ▁ ▁" I ▁can ' t ▁be ▁held ▁responsible ▁for ▁blow n ▁behavior ▁I ' ve ▁lost ▁all ▁contact ▁with ▁my ▁only ▁sav iour " ▁ ▁Mus ically , ▁" Don ' t ▁Let ▁Go ▁the ▁Co at " ▁has ▁a ▁country ▁rock ▁flav or . ▁ ▁Auth ors ▁Steve ▁Grant ley ▁and ▁Alan