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Half the load

Been waitin' on four forty-five all day.

Sometimes it seems this life just ain't the way.

I've seen many other people, take a much shorter road,

and not carry half the load........................

And Lord I know you know, what it's like, when the pain, starts getting old.

And Lord you know we try, but we're so weak, and getting old.

And things would be much better, if we just did what we were told,

and carried half the load..........................

And things would be much better, if we'd quit chasing after gold,

and just carried half the load.........

We got to carry, half the load..........

With a terrible freedom we choose the paths we choose to take

And though we don't always know the reason, the choice is still, ours to make

But things would be much better, who knows, we might even get old

if we just carried half the load.........

©1993 David D. Vande Velde