He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (Reply #46)

In the discussion thread: what sad songs get you through? [View all]

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Tue Dec 11, 2012, 04:36 AM

DeSwiss (27,137 posts)

46. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

- I'm sorry for your loss.

He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother. ~ By Donnie Hathaway

The road is long,
with many a winding turn.
That leads us to who - knows where,
who knows where.
But I am strong enough,
to carry him.
He ain’t heavy,
he’s my brother.

So on we go,
his welfare is my concern.
No burden is he - to bear,
we’ll get there.
For I know - he will not,
encumber me.
He ain’t heavy,
he my brother.

If I’m laden at all,
I’m laden with sadness,
That everyone’s heart,
is not filled with gladness,
and love,
for one another.

I said its a long,
I said its a long,
hey, its a long hard road.
From which there is no return,
while we’re on our way - to bear,
why not share?

And the load - doesn’t weigh,
doesn’t weigh me down at all.
He ain’t heavy,
he’s my brother,
he’s my brother, yes he is.
He ain’t heavy,
he ain’t heavy, yeah.
He’s my brother.

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81 replies	Author	Time	Post
what sad songs get you through? [View all]	bench scientist	Dec 2012	OP
to your friend,	KT2000	Dec 2012	#1
peace KT2000	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#2
I love this one	JaneyVee	Dec 2012	#3
thanks !	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#5
Sorry to hear about your friend.	JaneyVee	Dec 2012	#7
One I used to karaoke....	Wounded Bear	Dec 2012	#4
oh and so steeped in sadness	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#6
I'm very sorry for your loss.	yardwork	Dec 2012	#8
thanks yardwork	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#13
Thank you!	yardwork	Dec 2012	#15
ah snark and sadness tis merely degrees , luv	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#36
"Life Without You"	Bonobo	Dec 2012	#9
oh SRV one of the great ones!	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#19
Oh man...	Melinda	Dec 2012	#75
Melinda...	Bonobo	Dec 2012	#79
I'm sorry about your friend.	sabrina 1	Dec 2012	#10
yes it is.	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#16
Thank you. If you have never heard this song by Loreena McKinnett	sabrina 1	Dec 2012	#25
Utterly gorgeous...	Hekate	Dec 2012	#50
Very sorry	wendylaroux	Dec 2012	#11
thanks	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#17
Wings of a Dove	Cracklin Charlie	Dec 2012	#12
be well CC	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#14
In the movie Alice's Restaurant theres a beautiful piece.. ".Songs to Aging Children Come..."	Rowdyboy	Dec 2012	#18
"Please Don't Be Scared" -- Barry Manilow	Buns_of_Fire	Dec 2012	#20
I'm sorry for your loss	lumberjack_jeff	Dec 2012	#21
thanks lumberjack jeff	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#65
Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence Clearwater Revival	sadbear	Dec 2012	#22
Nice. nt	Bonobo	Dec 2012	#23
...	RainDog	Dec 2012	#24
So sorry to hear	mzteaze	Dec 2012	#26
Roses at the End of TIme	DreamGypsy	Dec 2012	#27
Tina Turner	roody	Dec 2012	#28
Sometimes It Snows In April	greyl	Dec 2012	#29
This might do it.	Smarmie Doofus	Dec 2012	#30
Or, A Row of Small Trees...(lyrics only)	DreamGypsy	Dec 2012	#31
That is beautiful.	sabrina 1	Dec 2012	#38
I'm so sorry for your loss, bench scientist.	chalky	Dec 2012	#32
thanks chalky	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#64
and then, for a twist of fate, there's Dangerous...	DreamGypsy	Dec 2012	#33
This message was self-deleted by its author	Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin	Dec 2012	#34
High Hopes.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2012	#35
and last, but not least, Should I Fall Behind	DreamGypsy	Dec 2012	#37
From Jeffrey Lee Pierce....	Tikki	Dec 2012	#39
Billy Joel, "Piano Man"	Promethean	Dec 2012	#40
needle in the hay-elliot smith	Tunkamerica	Dec 2012	#41
Accoustic guitar lullaby	ErikJ	Dec 2012	#42
Sorry for your loss	ashling	Dec 2012	#43
"For a Dancer"	Waiting For Everyman	Dec 2012	#44
+1. Beautiful. n/t	Smarmie Doofus	Dec 2012	#55
I was just getting ready to post that.	pamela	Dec 2012	#70
It's my favorite one too.	Waiting For Everyman	Dec 2012	#71
I lost a dear family member to addiction back in '10. So, so hard.	CTyankee	Dec 2012	#45
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother	DeSwiss	Dec 2012	#46
I suck at YouTube videography and what-not, but two songs I'd like to recommend:	coalition_unwilling	Dec 2012	#47
The Parting Glass by Liam Clancy	Hekate	Dec 2012	#48
...	Fumesucker	Dec 2012	#49
Asleep by the Smiths is the saddest, most haunting and aching song I know of...	Violet_Crumble	Dec 2012	#51
"Who Knows Where the Time Goes"	Waiting For Everyman	Dec 2012	#52
I got one oldie, and one older than that.	lob1	Dec 2012	#53
All I Know - Art Garfunkel	Rhiannon12866	Dec 2012	#54
A Hoyt Axton song done by Steppenwolf	hobbit709	Dec 2012	#56
when they ring the golden bells	kydo	Dec 2012	#57
(the London) Suede. got maudlin down to a science.	NuttyFluffers	Dec 2012	#58
Elton John's "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"	napkinz	Dec 2012	#59
So weird...a good friend of mine, also battling addiction, ended his own life this summer	alcibiades_mystery	Dec 2012	#60
I'm so sorry for your loss Alcibiades mystery	bench scientist	Dec 2012	#63
When I WANT to cry, when I need to cry	duhneece	Dec 2012	#61
"Dock of the Bay" - Otis Redding.	watrwefitinfor	Dec 2012	#62
my condolences	Rider3	Dec 2012	#66
i'm so sorry for your loss	barbtries	Dec 2012	#67
Sorry to hear of your loss, but sad songs don't	Fawke Em	Dec 2012	#68
Somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go ....	DreamGypsy	Dec 2012	#69
Well..."I'm Gonna Be Strong", by Cyndi Lauper and Blue Angel	Mister Ed	Dec 2012	#72
Tom Waits "Waltzing Matilda" is a personal favorite	0rganism	Dec 2012	#73
"She Goes On" by Neil Finn/Crowded House	DevonRex	Dec 2012	#74
Satie...he understood humans, I think	BeyondGeography	Dec 2012	#76
"Slow Down Joe" Monsters of Folk	izzybeans	Dec 2012	#77
Guerrilla Radio	lonestarnot	Dec 2012	#78
I'm sorry..........Oh, I have a few.	PDJane	Dec 2012	#80
Espers	Matariki	Dec 2012	#81

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