Rest For The Weary Lyrics - Marc Cohn

My father was a working man 

But his work was never done 

He stood behind a counter 

And he smiled at everyone 

He bought himself a business 

Worked seven days a week 

Took a holiday for Christmas 

Then he fell asleep beside the tree 

But one day 

One day 

There's love for the lonely 

One day 

They walk in the sun 

One day 

Rest for the weary 

Rest for the weary ones 

Now my mother stood beside him 

She did what she could do 

But if you look at some old photograph 

She looks tired too 

I hope there was some laughter 

'Cause I know there were some tears 

Now all I can say is I pray to God 

That after all those years 

After all those years 

That one day 

One day 

There's love for the lonely 

One day 

They walk in the sun 

One day 

Rest for the weary 

Rest for the weary ones 

Now I'm just another traveller 

On another winding road 

I'm trying to walk some kind of line 

I'm trying to pull some kind of load 

Now sometimes I move real easy 

Sometimes I can't catch my breath 

Sometimes I see my father's footsteps 

And man it scares me half to death 

But one day 

One day 

There's love for the lonely 

One day 

We walk in the sun 

One day 

Rest for the weary 

Rest for the weary ones