Can’t Lay It Down
One of these mornings I’m gonna turn around
And I’m gonna lay my heavy burden down.
I’m gonna go back to where I’m still comin’ from
And I’m gonna sing my perfect song.
‘Til then, I’ll cling to the vision I’ve seen.
‘Til then, I’ll just keep tryin’
Knowin’ I’m never quite bein’.
But I can’t lay it down now,
No I can’t lay it down.
I can’t stop the longing for the time to be
When I can set my captive spirit free…
Free from the chains that are still holdin’ me…
And I can at last only be me.
‘Til then, I’ll cling to the vision I’ve seen.
‘Til then, I’ll just keep tryin’
Knowin’ I’m never quite bein’.
But I can’ lay it down now,
No I can’t lay it down.
Deep in the heart of us all is a longing.
Deep in the heart of us all is a seed.
I know that one day that seed will be planted.
I know that one day we all will be freed.
One of these mornings I’m gonna turn around
And I’m gonna lay my heavy burden down.
I’m gonna go back to where I’m still comin’ from
And I’m gonna sing my perfect song.
‘Til then, I’ll cling to the vision I’ve seen.
‘Til then, I’ll just keep tryin’
Knowin’ I’m never quite bein’.
But I can’ lay it down now,
No I can’t lay it down.
by T. W. Dittmer
T. W. Dittmer 
Nice. Did you write that, I’m assuming?
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Thanks, Stan. That one’s all mine. Maybe I should sign it.
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Yeah, just so it’s clear to the guys not as smart like me!
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I like this, Tim. Is the music for it rolling around in your head? I’ve can hear it with a Dylan voice and vibe.
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Glad you like it. The words and music were written long ago.
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Did you write the music? What style? Hope you don’t mind if I ask.
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I wrote it in… let me see… late 70s sometime. It’s not quite blues, not quite folk. Was just running through my head today so I threw it out there.
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Thanks. It’s nice and that style suits.
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I love this. It reminds me of an old-time spiritual.
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Thanks Maggie. It’s a blast from my past. ;-p
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I swear I’ve heard that song 🙂 Why can’t you lay it down yet TW? And where are you still coming from….all these unanswered questions in my head!
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Recorded it as a demo at a brand-spanking-new 24 track studio in Kankakee, Illinois. Some rich kid that wanted to be the new Mussel Shoals owned it, and was hawking my music in Nashville. If he pirated it, I’ll have his…. never mind.
Yep, that’s me. Always causing trouble and raising unanswered questions. 😛
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A song for Everyman, Tim. I like it very much.
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I’m glad you do.
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That’s beautiful, Tim! When you go on tour, I call dibs on roadie. 😉
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You’ll have to gain about two hundred pounds and start chewing tobacco to be a roadie. ;-P
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I hear it with a Johnny Cash voice:)
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I like this very much and linked it with a poem of mine on Source of Inspiration. Thanks! hugs, pat
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Thanks to you.
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Just downloaded your book to my Kindle and am looking forward to reading it. I now live in Brazil so you can brag and say you have an international audience. Hugs, pat
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Thanks so much, Pat. Hope you like it. 🙂
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Love this song, Tim, or like my students say, “I feel ya.” I can’t help thinking about your retirement fund on your about me page. Mine is similar, but a lot more copper. That is why “I can’t lay it down now.”
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When I read this I could hear the music!
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Two sharps with an augmented seventh. ;-P
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I thought so 😉
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Huh? You really did hear it. 🙂
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