Weighted down by possessionsnWeighted down by the gunnWaited down by the river for you to comennMy darling, you're darning my actionnOf when three months, I was gonenBut whose socks were you darning, darlingnWhile I been gone so long?nnWeighted down by possessionsnWeighted down by the gunnWaited down by the river for you to comennA best friend to your ear of true said I was guilty of sinnSaid my being gone was the best thing for younBut the truth, it all comes through for me and my kinnIt wasn't the best thing for me but was the best for himnnWeighted down by decisionnWeighted down by the gunnWaited down by the river for you to comennWeighted down by possessionsnWeighted down by the gunnWaited down by the river for you to comennWhile I sat there wondering, you thought that eyes were hidnAnd I had the honor of watching everything you didnSo now I come with words of pain to bring you news of lifenIf you can't find your woman, don't take another's wifennWaiting down by possessionsnWaiting down with a gunnWaiting down by the river for you to come