Big Old Shoulders

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 prayin' for rain 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 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 a.m. Shadetree mechanic gettin' her runnin' again The truck stop waitress reading "Gone with the Wind", oh-oh 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 For the underpaid, overworked high school teacher Old man with the garbage can cleaning up the bleacher The marryin'-burryin' burned out preacher For the children's hospital 9th floor nurses The angels that dress up as hospice workers The healers of wounds, breakers of curses 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 '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 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 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 (You carry the weight of the world)