Weight of the World

Maybe your daddy never held you like he should

Maybe your mama just held on the best she could

Every soul has a secret

Give it away or keep it

But yesterday's gone, so tell me why

You carry the weight, the weight of the world

It's breakin' you down

On your back like a boulder

Before it's too late, get rid of it, girl

Get it off of your shoulder

I know you've been used

But you gotta lose the weight of the world

Baby, I haven't always been there just for you

Baby, I try, but then I've got my own life too

Every heart has a hunger

I'm not gettin' any younger

I got all the crosses I can bear

Don't give me the weight, the weight of the world

It's breakin' me down

On my back like a boulder

Before it's too late, get rid of it, girl

Get it off of my shoulder

You know I've been used

And I gotta lose the weight of the world

It all comes down to who you crucify

You either kiss the future or the past goodbye

We could fly so high

But we carry the weight, the weight of the world

It's breakin' us down

On our backs like a boulder

Before it's too late, get rid of it, girl

Get it off of our shoulder

We've all been used

And we gotta lose the weight of the world

It's takin' us down

And the night's growin' colder

Just blame it on fate, that was yesterday, girl

And we're just growin' older

We've all been abused

Now it's time to lose the weight of the world

The weight of the world

The weight of the world