Heavy Burdens Me Down

[Verse 1]
On the night I was born
Mama gave her soul up to Jesus
And from her final place she cried
"Son, it's yours to be the man
You go pull this world together, John
You got to make them understand"

[Chorus]
But I cried (Heavy burdens)
"Heavy burdens me down
Don't know if I can"
(Heavy burdens me down)

[Bridge]
Now, it's not that I'm ungrateful, God
It's not that I don't care
But the old men lie
And the young men die
And I can't believe that's fair

[Chorus]
I say, "It burdens me down"

[Verse 2]
On the night of the war
Mamas gave us their young'uns to keep us
From their final waitin' placе
You know, I swear I heard them cry
"Oh, God, plеase send my baby home
Don't You let my young boy die"

[Chorus]
(Heavy burdens) And that burdens me down
You know it burdens me down

[Bridge]
It's not that we're ungrateful, God
It's not that we don't care
The old ones lie
And the young ones die
And even You can't tell me that's fair

[Chorus]
It's got to burden You down
'Cause it burdens me down
Mm-hmm
Mm-hmm-mm

[Outro]
And it's heavy (Heavy burdens me down)
No, no, can't tell me (Heavy burdens me down)
Old ones lie but young men die (Heavy burdens me down)
Sing it (Heavy burdens me down)
Sing it (Heavy burdens me down)
No, can't stand it no, no, no, it's heavy (Heavy burdens me down)
Good Lord, it's heavy (Heavy burdens me down)
Don't wanna fight no more, heavy (Heavy burdens me down)
No, no, it's heavy (Heavy burdens me down)
No, ain't gonna tell, it's heavy (Heavy burdens me down)
Just can't take it no more, heavy (Heavy burdens me down)
Can't tell, can't tell me, it's heavy (Heavy burdens me down)
Tell me, Lord, I don't know, yeah it's heavy (Heavy burdens me down)
Won't stop your war, it's heavy, yeah (Heavy burdens me down)
(Heavy burdens me down)
(Heavy burdens me down)
Every man's gotta join us, it's heavy, no (Heavy burdens me down)