HEAVY LOAD – Classic Blues & Soul Storytelling

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Heavy Load is a powerful Classic Blues & Soul ballad driven by emotional African American male vocals, gritty electric guitar, Hammond organ, and heartfelt storytelling.
This song explores struggle, pride, family, love, and resilience — delivered with raw, honest, deeply soulful energy.

A slow, blues-heavy track filled with warmth, pain, and redemption, perfect for late-night listening, cinematic playlists, emotional moments, and storytelling-driven soul music.

A tribute to the enduring strength of family love and the power that lifts us when the world tries to break us.


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LYRICS – HEAVY LOAD

[Verse 1]
Been walking through the valley
Where the sun don't hardly shine
Bills stacked up like mountains
Worry weighing down my mind
Lost my job last Monday
Pride took a heavy fall
But I came home that evening
Found my babies in the hall

[Chorus]
They wrapped their arms around me
Said "Daddy, it's alright"
My woman kissed my forehead
Pulled me through another night
When the world tries to break you
And you're carrying that load
Love is the shelter
Love is the road

[Verse 2]
She didn't ask no questions
Just held me while I cried
My little boy said "Papa
You're still a giant in my eyes"
That's when something lifted
Something I can't name
In their faces I saw purpose
In their touch I felt no shame

[Chorus]
They wrapped their arms around me
Said "Daddy, it's alright"
My woman kissed my forehead
Pulled me through another night
When the world tries to break you
And you're carrying that load
Love is the shelter
Love is the road

[Bridge]
I've been broken down to nothing
By this hard and cruel old world
But I'm richer than the wealthy
With my woman, boy, and girl
They're my reason for the morning
They're my strength to rise again

[Chorus]
They wrapped their arms around me
Said "Daddy, it's alright"
My woman kissed my forehead
Pulled me through another night
When the world tries to break you
And you're carrying that load
Love is the shelter
(Love is the shelter)
Love is the road
(Love is the road)

[Outro]
Yeah, love is the road