Burden Of Freedom Lyrics - This Old Road - Kris Kristofferson

I stand on the stairway, my back to the dungeon 

The doorway to freedom so close to my hand 

Voices behind me still bitterly damn me 

For seeking salvation they don't understand 

[Chorus] 

Lord, help me to shoulder the burden of freedom 

And give me the courage to be what I can 

And when I am wounded by those who condemn me 

Lord, help me forgive them; they don't understand 

Their lonely frustration, descending to laughter 

Erases the footprints I leave in the sand 

And I'm free to travel where no one can follow 

In search of the kingdom they don't understand 

[Chorus] 

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Lord, help me to shoulder the burden of freedom 

And give me the courage to be what I can 

And when I have wounded the last one who loved me 

God, help her forgive me; I don't understand 

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