Well I was doubling over the load on my shoulders
' M5 @8 b" X; B4 oWas a weight I carried with me everyday
' M* `" u0 v% ^2 g* ^2 c5 bCrossing miles of frustrations and rivers a raging ,
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Picking up stones I found along the way
( X5 v, d6 t' f- _# c2 b+ S: SI staggered and I stumbled down
) ]% B: |: d- F0 z" X7 H! J0 f( YPathways of trouble
8 f8 a; P k+ [7 k) b7 f+ }+ ~. [) _- _I was hauling those souvenirs of misery
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And with each step taken my back was breaking
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‘Til I found the One who took it all from me
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# @& R2 ~0 r( G4 F: [* KDown by the riverside
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(Down by the riverside)
# n3 y. F: Q- _I laid my burdens down,
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Now I‘m traveling light
1 Q, o" F" M$ S5 t R1 N) SMy spirit lifted high
3 U0 F/ s! b" M$ X( A5 k(I found my freedom now)
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I found my freedom now
* [2 Z/ T/ _! g* C3 lAnd I‘m traveling light
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Through the darkest alleys and loneliest valleys
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I was dragging those heavy chains of doubt and fear
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Then with the one word spoken the locks were broken
, n% ]# y5 w0 {% z9 L' p( V: \3 ]Now He‘s leading me to places
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where there are no tears
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Down by the riverside
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(Down by the riverside)
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I laid my burdens down,
+ K' y$ t6 o! }6 RNow I‘m traveling light
. Z, T+ a& N( v, V0 eMy spirit lifted high
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(I found my freedom now)
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I found my freedom now
3 p2 {! Y+ D' J# J2 M- uAnd I‘m traveling light
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Down by the riverside
/ o) T2 Z5 R; D5 Q g" wI laid my burdens down,
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Now I‘m traveling light
( R5 m, A% S. L3 GMy spirit lifted high
: l, x4 a8 B$ Z8 A2 K1 N2 G' hI found my freedom now
# z% A- H. F8 X3 V& iAnd I‘m traveling light
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Down by the riverside
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(Down by the riverside)
4 x7 e: k- N3 ?0 B8 k% C3 w, zI laid my burdens down,
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Now I‘m traveling light
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My spirit lifted high
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(I found my freedom now)
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I found my freedom now
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And I‘m traveling light
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