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Recorded live 13 June 1992 at the Jazz Festival, Montreux
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MAYBE YOUR DADDY NEVER HELD YOU LIKE YOU SHOULD,
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MAYBE YOUR MAMA JUST HELD ON THE BEST SHE COULD.
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EV'RY SOUL HAS A SECRET,
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GIVE IT AWAY OR KEEP IT,
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BUT YESTERDAY'S GONE SO TELL ME WHY.
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YOU CARRY THE WEIGHT, THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
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IT'S BREAKIN' YOU DOWN ON YOUR BACK LIKE A BOULDER.
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BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, GET RID OF IT, GIRL,
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GET IT OFF OF YOUR SHOULDER.
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I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN USED,
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BUT YOU GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
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MAYBE I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN THERE JUST FOR YOU,
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MAYBE I TRY BUT THEN I GOT MY OWN LIFE TOO.
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EV'RY HEART HAS A HUNGER,
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I'M NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER,
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I GOT ALL THE CROSSES I CAN BEAR.
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DON'T GIMME THE WEIGHT, THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
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IT'S BREAKIN' ME DOWN ON MY BACK LIKE A BOULDER.
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BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, GET RID OF IT, GIRL,
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GET IT OFF OF MY SHOULDER.
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YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN USED,
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AND I GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
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IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WHO YOU CRUCIFY.
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YOU EITHER KISS THE FUTURE OR THE PAST GOODBYE,
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WE COULD FLY SO HIGH.
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BUT WE CARRY THE WEIGHT, THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
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IT'S BREAKIN' US DOWN ON OUR BACKS LIKE A BOULDER.
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BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, GET RID OF IT, GIRL,
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GET IT OFF OF OUR SHOULDERS.
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YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN USED,
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AND WE GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
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IT'S BREAKIN' US DOWN AND THE NIGHT'S GROWIN' COLDER,
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JUST BLAME IT ON FATE, THAT WAS YESTERDAY, GIRL.
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AND WE'RE JUST GROWIN' OLDER.
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YOU KNOW WE'VE BEEN USED,
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AND WE GOTTA LOSE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
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THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD,
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THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD.
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Thank you!
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WEIGHT OF THE WORLD (live)
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Ringo Starr |