[Verse 1]
Dragging around
The sins of your father
Handed on down
From one to another
Spinnin' new wheels
From lover to lover
Afraid to come out
From under the covers

[Chorus 1]
When the world's on your shoulders
(World's on your shoulders)
And you just feel like hidin'
(Just feel like hidin')
When there's nowhere to run to
(Nowhere to run to)
You can come cryin'
(You can come cryin')
Come cryin' to me

[Verse 2]
You know how to fly
On the wings of disaster
You try to stand still
But you keep goin' faster and faster
You thought it'd be easy
In California
The tables will turn, and
They won't even warn ya
[Chorus 2]
When the world's on your shoulders
(World's on your shoulders)
And you just keep on slidin'
(Just keep on slidin')
When there's nowhere to run to
(Nowhere to run to)
You can come cryin'
(You can come cryin')
Come cryin' to me

[Bridge]
Well, the night seems colder
But the sun's gonna shine

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus 3]
When the world's on your shoulders
(World's on your shoulders)
And you can't keep from hidin'
(Can't keep from hidin')
When there's nowhere to run to
(Nowhere to run to)
You can come cryin'
(You can come cryin')
When the world's on your shoulders
(World's on your shoulders)
And you can't keep from hidin'
(Can't keep from hidin')
When there's nowhere to run to
(Nowhere to run to)
You can come cryin'
(You can come cryin')
Come cryin' to me
[Outro]
Come cryin' to me
(World's on your shoulders)
Come cryin' to me
(Can't keep from hidin')
Come cryin' to me
(Nowhere to run to)
Come cryin' to me
(You can come cryin')
Cryin' to me