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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Darius Rucker
Performer
Jimmie Lee Sloas
Bass
Kenny Greenberg
Electric Guitar
J.T. Corenflos
Electric Guitar
Bobby Terry
Acoustic Guitar
Chad Cromwell
Drums
Michael Rojas
Piano
David Huff
Programming
Mike Johnson
Steel Guitar
Larry Franklin
Fiddle
Tom Douglas
Piano
Robert Bailey
Background Vocals
Vicki Hampton
Background Vocals
Wendy Moten
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Douglas
Composer
Allen Shamblin
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Buddy Cannon
Producer
Tony Castle
Mixing Engineer
Justin Francis
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jake Burns
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kam Luchterhand
Assistant Recording Engineer
Andrew Mendelson
Mastering Engineer
Bobbi Giel
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Taylor Chadwick
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
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)
Writer(s): Tim Nichols, Darius Rucker, Rodney Clawson
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