After my post, Brotherly Love , I received an email from a reader who reminded me of this song. I knew the song, but had never really thought about the words and the meaning behind them. I looked it up and thought others might see the lyrics in a new light. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The road is long With many a winding turn That leads us to who knows where Who knows when But I'm strong Strong enough to carry him He ain't heavy, he's my brother. So on we go His welfare is of my concern No burden is he to bear We'll get there For I know He would not encumber me If I'm laden at all I'm laden with sadness That everyone's heart Isn't filled with the gladness Of love for one another. It's a long, long road From which there is no return While we're on the way to there Why not share And the load Doesn't weigh me down at all He ain't heavy, he's my brother. He's my brother He ain't h
LOL! Much better than bringing home the real deal, for sure! My youngest has a love/hate relationship with spiders. He's fascinated by them, talks about them, draws them, etc. but if a real one comes within 20 feet of him he screams like a little girl :D
ReplyDeleteLove Logan's tarantula -- he's really cute. That's not a compliment I often bestow on spiders. ;)
~Michelle @ 5MFSN
Too funny! That's the perfect way to let a child play with a "spider"!
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