To every son and daughter   Wayward and long gone   The love of a father   Will leave the light on      I tried to throw you off track   A needle in the haystack   And I don't know how you found me   Why you let me come back?      'Coz it's a long way home   When all you're left to carry   Is a heart of stone   And the weight of most the world      And I'd like to   Lay it down a little   Lay it down a lot   I don't wanna hold it anymore      Lay it down in pieces   Or lay it down in whole   Everything I've carried on my own      Lay it down, lay it down   Lay it down, lay it down      I spent your money   Living on the fringes   But you threw a party for me   Invited all your big friends      And I have learned a little bit   About a heavy load   All that gleams and glitters   Is not worth its weight in gold      And I know I should   Lay it down a little   Lay it down a lot   I don't wanna hold it anymore      Lay it down in pieces   Or lay it down in whole   Everything I've carried on my own      Lay it down, lay it down   Lay it down, lay it down      Lay it down a little   Lay it down a lot   I don't wanna hold it anymore      Lay it down in pieces   Or lay it down in whole   Everything I've carried on my own      Lay it down, lay it down   Lay it down, lay it down   Lay it down, lay it down   Lay it down, lay it down      To every son and daughter   Wayward and long gone