On the night I was born Mama gave her soul to Jesus
And from her final place she cried
Son, it's yours to be the man
You go and pull this world together, child
Try and help them understand
Heavy burdens me down
Heavy burdens me down
Heavy, heavy burdens me down
I don't know it for pain
On the night of the war mamas gave their young ones, yes, to keepers
And from their final resting place
You know I, I heard them cry
Oh, God, please send my baby home
Don't you let, don't you let my young boy die
You see that burdens me down
Don't you know, don't you know, heavy burdens me down
It's so heavy, heavy burdens me down
You know it burdens me down
It's not that I'm ungrateful, God
It's not that I don't care
But the old men lie
And the young ones die
I can't, I can't relieve the spell
Oh, it burdens me down
You know it burdens me down
It's so heavy, heavy burdens me down, now, now
Now don't let it burden you down
It's heavy, burdens me down
Can you hear me now, don't it burden you down
When it's heavy, heavy, when it's heavy, heavy
It's heavy, burdens me, yeah, you know it burdens me

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