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Judy Collins - The Weight
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
I'm going down to the riverbank this Cmorning
FWay before the Cfamily is aGwake
Gonna Amlay me down at the foot of the Cwater
And Fspill out all my Ctroubles for Geveryone's Amsake
[Verse 2]
You can't have love when you never can surCrender
I've been Fspreading around my Canger like a Gplague
I have Fsailed this far with my Dboat on fire
Fighting Fflames each day, too Dstubborn to expiEmre
{Chorus]
FI will soak my Amsoul
Let the river take conGtrol
The river take conDtrol
And I Fknow it's not too Amlate
To let go the Gweight
To let go the Amweight
[Verse 3]
The sun will rise and shine on me this Cmorning
It will Fseep its way Cinto my Gheart
And unAmtie all the knots that have Chardened me through the years
And I'll Fembrace the Cwisdom that Gsun will imAmpart
[Verse 4]
And with this heat burning inCside me
I will Fwarm all the Cpeople that I Glove
In their Fdarkest hours and the Dweakest of minds
I'll Flight up their nights with every Dstar I can finEmd__
{Chorus]
FI will soak my Amsoul
Let the river take conGtrol
The river take conDtrol
And I Fknow it's not too Amlate
To let go the Gweight
To let go___
{Chorus]
Oh, FI will soak my Amsoul
Let the river take conGtrol
The river take conDtrol
And I Fknow it's not too Amlate
To let go the Gweight
To let go the Amweight
[Outro]
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