This Burden O

opens the skin and cuts the flesh to the bone

These old
bones

won't heal, even pride can't heal them and save your 
soul

And them
chains of self-denial

keeps your focus on the soil

The soil you
plow

is gonna plow you under to be your home


How many more
miles you need to see

HAW Ride again! Ride Free!

Your fetters are down
and your blinder's off

HAW Ride again! Ride Free!


Brother
O

resolution, faith were your own, So long gone

We all know

it's only
hope makes you walk along

Walk slow

But straight and so firm to the
beat

Of the whip

You hold since you blindly inherited it