Lyrics

[Verse 1] This is for the midnight voice of a 911 dial-up The mouth to mouth, keep 'em alive Or those who dig through the rubble, for one more survivor For the Kentucky farmer with tobacco stains Long-haul daddy leaving Texas for Maine The Louisiana rancher praying for rain [Chorus] Oh you carry the weight of the world You carry the weight of the world You carry the weight of the world On your big old shoulders [Verse 2] For the boys in blue call to a domestic disturbance The warrior wounded by rebel insurgence For mothers' raw hands in dishwasher detergent For the three-alarm firemen called at 4 AM Shadetree mechanic gettin' her running again The truck stop waitress reading Gone with the Wind, oh-oh [Chorus] Oh you carry the weight of the world You carry the weight of the world You carry the weight of the world On your big old shoulders [Verse 3] For the underpaid, overworked high school teacher Old man with the garbage can cleaning up the bleacher The marrying-burrying burned out preacher For the children's hospital ninth floor nurses The angels that dress up as hospice workers The healers of wounds, breakers of curses [Bridge] Where it all falls apart you're always strong Just knowing you're there keeps me holding on The least I can do is sing you a song [Chorus] 'Cause you carry the weight of the world (Carry the weight of the world) You carry the weight of the world (Carry the weight of the world) You carry the weight of the world (Carry the weight of the world) On your big old shoulders, oh now You carry the weight of the world You carry the weight of the world You carry the weight of the world On your big old shoulders, I know [Outro] On your big old shoulders, ah Yeah, oh I know You carry the world You carry the world Oh I know you got You got big old shoulders