Lay It Down - Buffy Sainte-Marie

Travelin' down a different road

Tryin' hard to leave the load

We can take it there but we can’t let go

It’s so hard to lay it down

Back in Eden we were tried

We found ourselves dissatisfied

Seeking wisdom we denied

Now we yearn to lay it down

Lay it down, brother

Lay it down

It’s so hard to lay it down

Hide in me, confide in me

Don’t you think it’s time to be

Everything we tried to be

You and me should lay it down

Speak to me, be unchained

There’s no need in playin' games

After all, we’re all the same

Tryin' hard to lay it down

Lay it down, sister

Lay it down

It’s so hard to lay it down

Wish my words could make it well

Wish that I could break the spell

Wake the world from its dream of Hell

And find a way to lay it down

Burdened by the things I learned

And burdened 'cause I’m too concerned

Nonetheless, I confess I yearn

To find a way to lay it down

Lay it down, brother

Lay it down

It’s so hard to lay it down

Lay it down, sister

Lay it down

It’s so hard to lay it down