Lay My Burden Down

Gonna lay my burden down
Lay my body in the ground
Cold clay against my skin but I don't care at all
Can't seem to find my piece of mind
So with the earth I'll lay entwined
Six feet underground my feet are warm and dry

When I get to the other side
I'll put your picture way up high
But I'm not coming back to you it's just too far

If I was cast out on the sea
Would you come and look for me
Would you just let me sink beneath the waves so blue

What if I had learned to fly
Fly all night 'till day drew nigh
Touch down upon a branch and scan the crowd for you

When I touch my feet on the land
I'll kiss your lips and take you in
But you know I'm not here to stay it's just too far

Darling can't you hear me cry
My bones are broke my tongue is tied
The moon is swaying back and forth
Against the navy sky is all that I can see
My body is trembling on my knees
Just have a little mercy on me
Run away and hide

When I sleep the angels sing
But I can not hear a thing
Fall down and dreaming of better days gone by
When I wake the trumpets play
And I'm standing at the gates
Eyes close and joy I know
My race has just been won

When I was young my momma would say
Well live is hard, but that's okay
If you can make it through the day
It's not that far

No, it's not that far