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The Burden
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Singer/Songwriter
The Burden was released on January 1, 1992 by Fast Folk Musical Magazine as a part of the album Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 6, No. 4): Fast Folk Revue-Live At the Bottom Line, 1992
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1992
LabelFast Folk Musical Magazine
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM131

Credits

Lyrics

First the signs went up all over town
If you're guilty or proud, come and say it out loud
Hands in his pockets tried to understand
She bit the apple and he was her man
The rain spit at the revival tent
They swore to lay the burden down
What they wanted wasn't legal or heaven sent
There's some words you don't say out loud
When you turn the wheel you're gonna move
With nothing to live for, then there's nothing to prove
No matter how hard the rain falls
You can only walk to shelter if it's where you belong
She nearly wore the future out for all to see
He wished he'd been blinded at his mother's knee
It didn't take a fast car, it didn't take drugs
She had a few months to go to motherhood
They walked together to be witness there
To confess that they had been in love
Then a few questions on the other side of town
It didn't take long and it didn't take love
When you turn the wheel you're gonna move
With nothing to live for, then there's nothing to prove
No matter how hard the rain falls
You can only walk to shelter if it's where you belong
The holy rollers laid their own burdens down
A hot wind blew, he finally prayed out loud
He knew she'd be alone, he knew that she would cry
When her blood rain came down
He waited for her in the parking lot
And then the doctor looked him in the eye
Maybe a few hundred dollars could fix her up
But a prayer, well would it ease his mind?
When you turn the wheel you're gonna move
With nothing to live for, then there's nothing to prove
No matter how hard the rain falls
You can only walk to shelter if it's where you belong
When you turn the wheel you're gonna move
With nothing to live for, then there's nothing to prove
No matter how hard the rain falls
You can only walk to shelter, to shelter if it's where you belong
First the signs went up all over town
If you're guilty or proud, come and say it out loud
Written by: Scott L Reinwand
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