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Informations sur la chanson
- Crédits : Brian O Doherty/Fred Velez
- Durée : 3:53
- Producteur : Don Was
- Ingénieur : Ed Cherney
Les paroles de la chanson
MAYBE YOUR DADDY NEVER HELD YOU LIKE YOU SHOULD,
MAYBE YOUR MAMA JUST HELD ON THE BEST SHE COULD.
EVRY SOUL HAS A SECRET,
GIVE IT AWAY OR KEEP IT,
BUT YESTERDAYS GONE SO TELL ME WHY.
YOU CARRY THE WEIGHT, THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
ITS BREAKIN YOU DOWN ON YOUR BACK LIKE A BOULDER.
BEFORE ITS TOO LATE, GET RID OF IT, GIRL,
GET IT OFF OF YOUR SHOULDER.
I KNOW YOUVE BEEN USED,
BUT YOU GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
MAYBE I HAVENT ALWAYS BEEN THERE JUST FOR YOU,
MAYBE I TRY BUT THEN I GOT MY OWN LIFE TOO.
EVRY HEART HAS A HUNGER,
IM NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER,
I GOT ALL THE CROSSES I CAN BEAR.
DONT GIMME THE WEIGHT, THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
ITS BREAKIN ME DOWN ON MY BACK LIKE A BOULDER.
BEFORE ITS TOO LATE, GET RID OF IT, GIRL,
GET IT OFF OF MY SHOULDER.
YOU KNOW IVE BEEN USED,
AND I GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WHO YOU CRUCIFY.
YOU EITHER KISS THE FUTURE OR THE PAST GOODBYE,
WE COULD FLY SO HIGH.
BUT WE CARRY THE WEIGHT, THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
ITS BREAKIN US DOWN ON OUR BACKS LIKE A BOULDER.
BEFORE ITS TOO LATE, GET RID OF IT, GIRL,
GET IT OFF OF OUR SHOULDERS.
WEVE ALL BEEN USED,
AND WE GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
ITS TAKIN US DOWN AND THE NIGHTS GROWIN COLDER,
JUST BLAME IT ON FATE, THAT WAS YESTERDAY, GIRL.
AND WERE JUST GROWIN OLDER.
WEVE ALL BEEN USED,
NOW ITS TIME TO LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
Musiciens ayant participé à l’enregistrement
Ringo Starr, Mark Goldenberg,James « Hutch » Hutchinson, Benmont Tench, Roger Manning, Andrew Sturmer