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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Version 2 is a short excerpt of a live recording, performed solo with acoustic guitar during a concert in Northern Ireland
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Rough Diamonds, Precious Jewels Sampler Disc [First version] [See the CD tab on the singles page]
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Version 3 is the same recording as version 2, but with a track split error fixed. It both starts and ends very slightly before / after version 2
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Rough Diamonds, Precious Jewels Sampler Disc [Second and third versions] [See the CD tab on the singles page]
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Version 4 is the same recording as versions 2 and 3, but unedited
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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
Couldn’t love you like he should
Maybe your mother, she just tries the best she could
Everyone has a secret
You can give it away or keep it
But you should try to let it go
Don't carry the weight, the weight
Maybe your mother, she just tries the best she could
Everyone has a secret
You can give it away or keep it
But you should try to let it go
Don't carry the weight, the weight
lyrics version 3
Couldn’t love you like he should
Maybe your mother, she just tries the best she could
Everyone has a secret
You can give it away or keep it
But you should try to let it go
Don't carry the weight, the weight of
Maybe your mother, she just tries the best she could
Everyone has a secret
You can give it away or keep it
But you should try to let it go
Don't carry the weight, the weight of
lyrics version 4
These things, these ideas keep visiting our families. The sins of the fathers are visited even to the third and the fourth generations. You can have alcoholism in a family, can have depression, you can have high principles or pressure expectations of perfectionist standards. Just be patient with your parents and pray that they'll be patient with you [Spoken]
Maybe your father couldn’t love you like he should
Maybe your mother, she just tries the best she could
Everyone has a secret
You can give it away or keep it
But you should try to let it go
Don't 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 now
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
But God can help you fly
If you'll only try
Don't 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 now
Get it off of your shoulder
We've all been used
But we can lose the weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the wo-hu-hu-hu-orld
Maybe your father couldn’t love you like he should
Maybe your mother, she just tries the best she could
Everyone has a secret
You can give it away or keep it
But you should try to let it go
Don't 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 now
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
But God can help you fly
If you'll only try
Don't 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 now
Get it off of your shoulder
We've all been used
But we can lose the weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the world
The weight of the wo-hu-hu-hu-orld