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There's many who'll tell you they'll give you their love,
But when they say "give" they mean "take."
They'll hang 'round just like vultures till push comes to shove.
They'll take flight when the earth starts to shake.
Someone may say that they'll always be true,
Then slip out the door 'fore the dawn.
But I won't leave you hanging on.
Another may stay till they find someone new,
Then before you know they'll be gone.
But I won't leave you hanging on;
No, I won't be that someone.
And come what may, I won't abandon you or leave you behind
Because love is a loyalty sworn, not a burning for a moment.
And come what may, I will be standing right here by your side;
I won't run away, though the storm's getting worse
And there's no end in sight.
Some talk of destiny, others of fate,
But soon they'll be saying goodbye.
But I won't leave you high and dry.
Because a ring don't mean nothing
If you can't haul the weight,
And some of them won't even try,
But I won't leave you high and dry;
I won't leave you wondering why.
And storms will surely come,
But true love is a choice you must make
And you're the one that I have set my heart to choose.
As long as I live, I swear I'll see this through.
But when they say "give" they mean "take."
They'll hang 'round just like vultures till push comes to shove.
They'll take flight when the earth starts to shake.
Someone may say that they'll always be true,
Then slip out the door 'fore the dawn.
But I won't leave you hanging on.
Another may stay till they find someone new,
Then before you know they'll be gone.
But I won't leave you hanging on;
No, I won't be that someone.
And come what may, I won't abandon you or leave you behind
Because love is a loyalty sworn, not a burning for a moment.
And come what may, I will be standing right here by your side;
I won't run away, though the storm's getting worse
And there's no end in sight.
Some talk of destiny, others of fate,
But soon they'll be saying goodbye.
But I won't leave you high and dry.
Because a ring don't mean nothing
If you can't haul the weight,
And some of them won't even try,
But I won't leave you high and dry;
I won't leave you wondering why.
And storms will surely come,
But true love is a choice you must make
And you're the one that I have set my heart to choose.
As long as I live, I swear I'll see this through.
Lyrics submitted by Mortisfacio3
The Weight Lyrics as written by James Riley Breckenridge Eddie Breckenridge
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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Oh shut up with the religion crap: "He who designed Love"/"Love for Jesus" It's about time people stopped hiding behind religion and act kindly to each other because that's the right thing to do, not because some imaginary friend told you to. Life's short and the worlds only crap because of humans.
This is aimed from one person to another person.
He's saying it doesn't matter that they're married, cause that's not worth the paper it's written on (or the clatrap about in the eyes of a "blind, deaf and dumb" god), he's doing it because that's what he wants to do and what's right.
Marriage is down in Western Europe as less and less tax and law breaks are given to this antiquated thing. The people are taking their States back from the people with pretend friends.
Divorce rates are up as we have more and more freedom of choices. However, we abuse this a lot.People are crap to each, jump into things while not knowing each other, while you're still in that stage of lying about WHO you actually are. The human problem of not understanding that people grow/shrink/change.
LoveConquersAll: "Because a ring don't mean nothing if you can't haul the weight". Err no, it's not about "the institution" of marriage at all. Quite the opposite. He doesn't bash what you say, he infact says he's not going to do it because of marriage, he's doing it because of how he feels for her.
dude there's no need to be aggressive.<br /> plus, you're wrong...<br /> <br /> dustin wrote that it's about marriage institution in the liner notes.<br /> <br /> plus, i asked him after a show, and he confirmed it..<br /> <br />