In a little country village I met a man and he was blind As I helped him cross the highway I cried thy burdens are greater than mine I can see the light of day And I need not feel my way Yes thy burdens Saw a lad well on his travels Trying hard to play the game Though his leg was very crippled And he could not speak his name Still he smiled in understanding Though life to him had been unkind As I watched I thought in sorrow Son thy burdens I can speak my name aloud Make my way among the crowd Yes thy burdens Just by chance I passed a graveyard Saw a young man kneeling there In his hand there were some roses On his lips there was a prayer On a stone these words were written My soul is God's my memory thine As I watched I thought in sorrow Friends thy burdens I'm just a drifter all alone I got no friends I got no home Yes thy burdens Â…