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The Weight Of The World

Elton John

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The Weight Of The World

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I'm weary and I’m staying up lateAnd the rain hits my roof so hardYou know I'm no longer thirtyThese days I'm happy to playOne or two hands of cardsI hate flies in the kitchen buzzingDisturbing the peace I've foundFortune and fame is so fleetingThese days I'm happy to sayI'm amazed that I'm still aroundAnd the weight of the world is off my backWhen we fell, we got upAnd crawled out the cracksExcuse me if I take some comfort in thatHappy today, happy to playWith the weight of the world off of my backHumidity hangs like a curtainOh, it fogs up my glasses sometimesYou know I've still got my eyesightThese days I'm happy to seeA sunset instead of a lineAnd the weight of the world is off my backWhen we fell, we got upAnd crawled out the cracksExcuse me if I take some comfort in thatHappy today, happy to playWith the weight of the world off of my backThere's a long list of namesThat I don't recallEven though my memory's goodThe rain washed awayThe lemons and weedsWhen the weight of the world weighed more than it shouldI hate flies in the kitchen buzzingDisturbing the peace I've foundFortune and fame is so fleetingThese days I'm happy to sayI'm amazed that I'm still aroundAnd the weight of the world is off my backWhen we fell, we got upAnd crawled out the cracksExcuse me if I take some comfort in thatHappy today, happy to playWith the weight of the world off of my backHappy today, happy to playWith the weight of the world off of my back

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