That great weight The one you never manage to let go You did not ask for it, but it's put on to you And now you gotta bear that load That great weight The one you bring everywhere you go You were not born with it, so it's been taught to you Or maybe self imposed It's so easy to be convinced to worry It's far too simple a thing, breaking down That great weight you've been made to carry Weighs nothing now Sometimes I get to thinking When I'm feeling low a little too long I start having these crazy ideas Get thinking I'd be better off gonе But then I get to thinking Well if thе world is no worse or better off I could never stop it or even slow its spinning And that sorta takes the pressure off It's so easy to be convinced to hurry There's no one ever gonna want you slowing down That great weight you've been made to carry Weighs nothing now That great weight you've been made to carry Weighs nothing now Might come back again Deal with that then It weighs nothing now