You've got the weight of the world

On your shoulders tonight

But somewhere there's a light

It's just the way that you feel



In the eyes of the world

So much colder tonight

It's feeding on your pride

It's just the way that you feel



Don't go

Can't you see I'm on your side

Baby don't go

Don't go, don't go, don't go



If the weight of the world

Is too much for you now

You've got to turn it round somehow

Change the way that you feel

If you wait for the world

To give you what you need

It's gonna bring you to your knees again



So baby don't go

Can't you see I'm on your side

Don't let yourself go

Don't go, don't go, don't go



There has to be another way

No don't go

You've got to turn around and stay



Don't you wait until your strength is gone

I'll give you something worth holding on to

Not the weight

The weight of the world



Don't believe in your foolish pride

Take a look at how you feel inside

And give it up



You're saying how your friends are gone

Baby are they holding on

To the weight

On the weight of the world