Weight Of The World

I put a cross beside the name I thought that it would be a change for good The boys down at the station all convinced me Though I never really understood But I saw them on the news the other night And I clearly understand it's not right To hold a man down, while he begs for his life It's not the weight of the world on our shoulders It's the weight of a man For years I've patrolled these streets Still I marvel at the lights on Broadway But tonight it's dark, tonight it's quiet There's no-one here to get out of my way Now I'm looking to the man who got my vote Why do decency and love stick in his throat Who sends soldiers to the streets instead of messengers of hope It's not the weight of the world on our shoulders It's the weight of a man That keeps us down It's not the weight of the world on our shoulders It's the weight of a man Tomorrow you will walk the streets Shielded by a thin red line of blue And you will stand before St. John And I will stand there right beside you But you won't know my name or even care While you hold somebody's bible in the air I'll be just another number No longer acting dumber Looking for salvation with a thousand yard stare It's not the weight of the world on our shoulders It's the weight of a man That keeps us down It's not the weight of the world on our shoulders It's the weight of a man