All that we've been thru
All we can't undo
I'm picking out the songs to set the mood
They'll play them at a funeral for you
I have been the only friend
I have stayed until the end
I'm telling you my brother I am through

It's a measure of pity
That I won't carry...I won't carry
It's a matter of duty
But I won't carry...I won't carry you

Most of us have our secrets
One deep-rooted mark we can't remove
I'm guessing yours still owns you
I can't dig up mine to bury you

I have been the only friend
I have stayed until the end
I'm telling you my brother I am thru

I will lie with the guilty
But I won't carry...I won't carry
It's a measure of bad dreams
But I won't carry...I won't carry you