Big Old Shoulders Darius Rucker

[Verse 1]
This is for the midnight voice of a 911 dial-up
The mouth to mouth, keep 'em alive
Or those who dig through the rubble, for one more survivor
For the Kentucky farmer with tobacco stains
Long-haul daddy leaving Texas for Maine
The Louisiana rancher praying for rain

[Chorus]
Oh you carry the weight of the world
You carry the weight of the world
You carry the weight of the world
On your big old shoulders

[Verse 2]
For the boys in blue call to a domestic disturbance
The warrior wounded by rebel insurgence
For mothers' raw hands in dishwasher detergent
For the three-alarm firemen called at 4 AM
Shadetree mechanic gettin' her running again
The truck stop waitress reading Gone with the Wind, oh-oh

[Chorus]
Oh you carry the weight of the world
You carry the weight of the world
You carry the weight of the world
On your big old shoulders