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Lay Down My Brother
Robert Earl Keen

(Chorus 1)

Lay down my brother

Take it easy, take it slow

Lay down my brother

Rest a while, let it go


It's a long hard road in the wind and the rain

But you finally made it through

Odds are you'll be goin' again

But the odds won't be ridin' with you


(Chorus 1)


You've been workin' every minute, every hour, every day

Still the work is never done

The life you love is passin' away

But you feel you've only begun


(Chorus 2)

Lay down my sister

Take it easy, take it slow

Lay down my sister

Rest a while, let it go


(Guitar)


You can rock 'em in the cradle, rock 'em in your arms

Kiss their cheeks whenever they cry

You'll be wavin' from the doorway when they all come home

Wavin' when they tell you goodbye


(Chorus 3)

Lay down my mother

Take it easy, take it slow

Lay down my mother

Rest a while, let it go


It's a penny for your thoughts, a dollar for your toil

Nothin' for youself in between

When the sun's beatin' down on the hot dry soil

You wonder what any of it means


(Chorus 4)

Lay down my father

Take it easy, take it slow

Lay down my father

Rest a while, let it go


(Chorus 1)


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