The Weight

[Verse 1] There’s many who’ll tell you they’ll give you their love But when they say "give" they mean "take" They hang ‘round just like vultures 'til push comes to shove And 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 'til they find someone new Then before you know they’ll be gone But I won’t leave you hanging on No, I won’t won't be that someone [Chorus] 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 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 [Verse 2] Some talk of destiny, others of fate But soon they’ll be saying goodbye But I won’t leave you high and dry Cause 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 [Chorus] [Bridge] And storms will surely come But true love is a choice you must make and you are the one That I have set my heart to choose As long as I live, I swear I’ll see this through [Altered Chorus] Come what may, I won’t abandon you or leave you behind Because love is a loyalty sworn, not a burning for a moment Come what may, I will be standing right here by your side I won’t run away, though the storm’s getting worse and I see no end [Altered Chorus 2] Come what may, I won’t abandon you or leave you behind Because love is a loyalty sworn, not a burning for a moment 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