Boy, you gotta carry that weight Carry that weight a long time Boy, you gonna carry that weight I never give you my pillow I only send you my invitation And in the middle of the celebrations I break down You're gonna carry that weight along time

Yeah, today the big day Been here four years, eleven months and twenty-nine hot ones One more day and I'm a free man walkin Leavin from behind these gates, I paid my debt to the state And ever since they took the weights Wasn't much for a nigga to do but

Don't let it go to waste, I love it but I hate the taste Weight keepin' me down Done done and I'm on to the next one Done done on to the next one All my life I've been searching for something Something never comes never leads to nothing Nothing satisfies

Am I breathing underwater? Is this my life? I'm the blade You're the knife I'm the weight You're the kite I can see the end But it hasn't happened yet They were right when they said

Never have to watch my weight I'm gonna come back as a blonde Come back, come back, come back And come back as a blonde Try a different lipstick on, as a blonde Will I get whatever I want? I'd be ever so enticing Eat a lot of icing Yeah when I'm gone

When I'm over you Someday, someday Some way, some way And I feel the weight lift 'Cause I see the shape shift Wanna fight, wanna get right Wanna live, wanna never die Gonna twist on the inside The way I do

Six foot six stood on the ground, weighted 235 pounds But I saw that giant of a man brought down to his knees by love He was the kind of man who would gamble on love Look you in the eye and never back up But I saw him crying like a little whipped pup

I wanna stay right here all night, baby Hold me, trust me Lost in your light, baby Let's get lost in the light, baby Over and over Waves of running feelings Floating weightless, I'm willing My will keeps bending and breaking

(It's time to take the time) You're fighting the weight of the world Close your eyes You can find all you need in your mind You can feel the waves coming on Let them destroy you or carry you on But no one can save you this time Find all you need in your

Am I breathing underwater? Is this my life? I'm the blade You're the knife I'm the weight You're the kite I can see the end But it hasn't happened yet They were right when they said