Weight Of The World Lyrics - Paradise - Judy Collins

I still see my brother Michael, 

pressed and polished, shaking hands down at the store 

Everyone had come to see the all-star hop the greyhound bus and go to war 

He punched me in the arm to say goodbye 

It was the first time that I saw our father cry 

I kept all my brother's letters tied in ribbon in a box beneath my bed 

Every night I read by flashlight with the covers in a tent above my head 

His words said "Not to worry, doing fine" 

It was his way of trying to ease my mind 

While I was trying not to read between the lines 

The weight of the world, too heavy to lift 

So much to lose, so much to miss 

It doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy 

Should have to carry the weight of the world 

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Then it was football games and homecoming and 

picking out our dresses for the prom 

With my brother in some desert dodging bullets when he wasn't dodging bombs 

While we went from the land of brave and free 

To just being afraid to disagree 

While I was being brought down to my knees by 

The weight of the world, too heavy to lift 

So much to lose, so much to miss 

It doesn't seem fair that an innocent boy 

Should have to carry the weight of the world 

It was the middle of December when the Army sent my brother home at last 

While the flagpole by the football field flew the colors half-way down the mast 

The wind blew cold and snow was coming down 

Still everybody turned out from our town 

As we laid my brother in that frozen ground 

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The weight of the world, too heavy to lift 

So much was lost, so much was missed 

It doesn't seem fair that any boy or any girl 

Should have to carry the weight of the world