Weight Of The World
This is a cover of a song written by Brian O'Doherty and Fred Velez, though on Totally Unplugged it is incorrectly credited to Don Was. Don was a producer on Ringo Starr's 1992 album Time Takes Time, which included this song.
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Version 1 is a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar
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Also released on Belfast Bootlegs
lyrics version 1
Maybe your father didn’t love you like he should
Maybe your mother just held on the best she could
Everyone has a secret
Give it away or keep it
You’ve got to try and let it go
You carry the weight, the weight of the world
It’s breaking you down, on your back like a boulder
Before it’s too late, get rid of it girl
Get it off of your shoulder
You've been abused
But you can lose the weight of the world
The weight of the world
It all comes down to who you crucify
You either kiss the future or the past goodbye
God can help you fly
You carry the weight
The weight of the world
It’s breaking you down, on your back like a boulder
Before it’s too late, get rid of it girl
Get it off of your shoulder
You've been abused
But you can lose the weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world mmm-mmm-hmm
The weight of the wo-rld oh-oh oh
Maybe your mother just held on the best she could
Everyone has a secret
Give it away or keep it
You’ve got to try and let it go
You carry the weight, the weight of the world
It’s breaking you down, on your back like a boulder
Before it’s too late, get rid of it girl
Get it off of your shoulder
You've been abused
But you can lose the weight of the world
The weight of the world
It all comes down to who you crucify
You either kiss the future or the past goodbye
God can help you fly
You carry the weight
The weight of the world
It’s breaking you down, on your back like a boulder
Before it’s too late, get rid of it girl
Get it off of your shoulder
You've been abused
But you can lose the weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world mmm-mmm-hmm
The weight of the wo-rld oh-oh oh
lyrics version 2 - not yet transcribed