Lay yer burden down

[Verse 1]

Well, your shoes are worn and your coat won’t close

Lay your burden down

You’ve been chasin' shadows and fightin' ghosts

Lay your burden down

You can howl at the wind, but it won't blow back

Lay your burden down

Ain’t no use stackin' stones on a broken track

Just lay your burden down

[Chorus]

Lay your burden down

Lay your burden down

This road don’t go nowhere

It just circles ‘round

So come and lay your burden down

[Verse 2]

Well the fire’s gone cold and the well ran dry

Lay your burden down

You’re punchin' at the rain, but the sky won’t cry

Lay your burden down

Ain’t no preacher in the mirror gonna save your soul

Lay your burden down

You been diggin’ for silver in a pile of coal

Just lay your burden down

[Chorus]

Lay your burden down

Lay your burden down

The night don’t owe you nothin’

But a bed in the ground

Come and lay your burden down

[Bridge]

Yeah, the house lights flicker, but the door’s still wide

Come in from the storm, baby, come inside

You ain’t gotta carry what you can’t make right

Just drop it all here and stay the night

[Verse 3]

Well the past keeps barkin’ like a dog in the yard

Lay your burden down

But the gate’s been open, don’t make it so hard

Lay your burden down

You’re a candle burnin’ at both ends blind

Lay your burden down

There’s peace in the dark if you give it time

So come and lay your burden down

[Final Chorus]

Lay your burden down

Lay your burden down

The world’s a busted wagon

Let it roll on down

Come and lay your burden down

Yeah, just lay your burden down