Lay That Load Down Tonight

[Intro] Been walkin’ Beale Street with a burden on my back Dust in my boots, and a heart gone black Every mile that I drag that sack Lord… it drags me back [Verse 1] I been countin’ every wrong they done Every cold word, every loaded gun Thought if I held that fire inside One day justice might come But revenge is a chain with a wicked bite Burns your hands when you hold it tight Man can spend his whole life long Fightin’ someone else’s fight [Chorus] Carry that load… long as you live Holdin’ on to what you can’t forgive Stackin’ them stones like a wall so high Blocks the mercy in the sky Carry that load… mile by mile Wearin’ revenge like a crooked smile But the weight of hate ain’t justice found It’s just another man breakin’ down [Verse 2] Then a whisper came with the morning sun Said “Child, your fight ain’t the only one” “Bring that sack where My mercy flows You don’t have to drag it alone” “Keep your eyes on the crooked road But let Me carry the heaviest load” “Walk beside Me, shoulder to shoulder I’ll make that burden lighter to hold” [Pre-Chorus] So I slipped that rope from around my soul Watched that bitter old burden roll [Chorus] Lay that load down… let it fall Ain’t gotta drag that weight at all Hands once closed with revenge and blame Open wide in Jesus’ name Lay that load down… Lord I know You were carryin’ more than I could hold Steps still careful where I roam But my heart walks lighter home [Bridge] Throw your worry in the river deep Let that troubled water keep All the hurt you couldn’t mend Let the mercy flow again We still walk this road below But we don’t drag that weight no more [Final Chorus] Lay that load down… praise the day Let that bitterness drift away Love walks lighter down this track Ain’t no need to pick it back Lay that load down… finally free Lord You carried it for me Eyes still open where I roam But I ain’t draggin’ that weight back home [Outro] Same long road… same old town Just a lighter man walkin’ around