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(Chorus 1) |
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Lay down my brother |
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Take it easy, take it slow |
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Lay down my brother |
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Rest a while, let it go |
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It's a long hard road in the wind and the rain |
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But you finally made it through |
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Odds are you'll be goin' again |
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But the odds won't be ridin' with you |
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(Chorus 1) |
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You've been workin' every minute, every hour, every day |
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Still the work is never done |
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The life you love is passin' away |
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But you feel you've only begun |
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(Chorus 2) |
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Lay down my sister |
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Take it easy, take it slow |
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Lay down my sister |
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Rest a while, let it go |
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(Guitar) |
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You can rock 'em in the cradle, rock 'em in your arms |
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Kiss their cheeks whenever they cry |
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You'll be wavin' from the doorway when they all come home |
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Wavin' when they tell you goodbye |
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(Chorus 3) |
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Lay down my mother |
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Take it easy, take it slow |
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Lay down my mother |
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Rest a while, let it go |
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It's a penny for your thoughts, a dollar for your toil |
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Nothin' for youself in between |
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When the sun's beatin' down on the hot dry soil |
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You wonder what any of it means |
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(Chorus 4) |
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Lay down my father |
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Take it easy, take it slow |
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Lay down my father |
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Rest a while, let it go |
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(Chorus 1) |