"Heavy On My Mind" lyrics - MAVIS STAPLES

We did everything we could
To slow this world down
Now my love
Is in the ground
Shoulder-to-shoulder
Eye-to-eye
I wish this were farewell
But I'm afraid it's goodbye

[Chorus:]
It weighs heavy on my mind
Oh, so heavy on my mind
It weighs heavy on my mind
Oh, so heavy on my mind

Sometimes I wish
Sometimes I [fall in the well?]
Locked in a safe
In a cage, in a cell
We can wait out the storm
Or we can stand in the rain
Gonna have to mourn
Or hide from some pain

[Chorus:]
It weighs heavy on my mind
Oh, so heavy on my mind
It weighs heavy on my mind
Heavy on my mind

[Bridge:]
And if one night
The whole world saw the light
The unknown made itself clear
A familiar sound
Heard from all around
Telling us there's nothing to fear

[Chorus:]
It weighs heavy on my mind
Heavy, heavy on my mind
So heavy on my mind