[ti:Lay It Down] [ar:Nichole Nordeman] [al:brave] [00:00.00]07 : Lay It Down (Song for a Prodigal) [00:00.01](Nichole Nordeman) [00:00.71]To every son and daughter [00:04.59]Wayward and long gone [00:08.48]The love of a father [00:12.40]Will leave the light on [00:24.21]Tried to throw you off track [00:28.22]A needle in a haystack [00:31.43]I don't know how you found me [00:35.63]Or why you let me come back [00:39.03]'Cause it's a long way home when all you're left to carry [00:46.63]Is a heart of stone and the weight of most the world [00:53.68]And I'd like to? [00:55.95]Lay it down a little [00:59.89]Lay it down a lot [01:02.82]I don't want to hold it anymore [01:07.38]Lay it down in pieces [01:11.41]Lay it down in whole [01:14.46]Everything I've carried on my own [01:18.89]Lay it down, lay it down [01:22.94]Lay it down, lay it down [01:29.08]I spent your money [01:33.13]Living on the fringes [01:36.84]But you threw a party for me [01:40.68]Invited all your big friends [01:43.23]And I have learned a little bit about a heavy load [01:50.85]All that gleams and glitters is not worth its weight in gold [01:58.61]And I know I should? [02:00.73]Lay it down a little [02:04.60]Lay it down a lot [02:07.75]I don't want to hold it anymore [02:12.73]Lay it down in pieces [02:16.73]Lay it down in whole [02:19.92]Everything I've carried on my own [02:24.35]Lay it down, lay it down [02:28.10]Lay it down, lay it down [02:48.50]Lay it down a little [02:52.20]Lay it down a lot [02:55.19]I don't want to hold it anymore [03:00.04]Lay it down in pieces [03:03.67]Lay it down in whole [03:07.04]Everything I've carried on my own [03:11.34]Lay it down, lay it down [03:15.27]Lay it down, lay it down [03:19.40]Lay it down, lay it down [03:23.26]Lay it down, lay it down [03:29.15]To every son and daughter [03:33.33]Wayward and long gone