All that we've been through
And all we can't undo 
I'm picking out the songs to set the mood 
They'll play them at a funeral for you 

I have been the only friend
I have stayed until the end 
I'm telling you my brother 
I am through!

It's a measure of pity 
That I won't carry... I won't carry 
It's a matter of duty
But I won't carry... I won't carry you 

Most of us have our secrets
One deep-rooted mark we can't remove 
I'm guessing yours still owns you 
I can't dig mine up to bury you 

I have been the only friend 
I have stayed until the end 
I'm telling you my brother 
I am through!

I will lie with the guilty 
But I won't carry... I won't carry... 
It's a measure of bad dreams 
But I won't carry... I won't carry you