I was doubling over the load on my shouldersWas a weight I carried with me everydayCrossing miles of frustrations and rivers a ragingPicking up stones I found along the wayI staggered and I stumbled downPathways of troubleI was hauling those souvenirs of miseryAnd with each step taken my back was breaking'Til I found the One who took it all from meDown by the riverside(Down by the riverside)I laid my burdens downNow I'm traveling lightMy spirit lifted high(I found my freedom now)I found my freedom nowAnd I'm traveling lightThrough the darkest alleys and loneliest valleysI was dragging those heavy chains of doubt and fearThen with the one word spoken the locks were brokenNow He's leading me to placesWhere there are no tearsDown by the riverside(Down by the riverside)I laid my burdens downNow I'm traveling lightMy spirit lifted high(I found my freedom now)I found my freedom nowAnd I'm traveling lightI laid my burdens downMy spirit lifted high(Down by the riverside)I laid my burdens downNow I'm traveling lightMy spirit lifted highI found my freedom nowAnd I'm traveling lightDown by the riverside(Down by the riverside)I laid my burdens downNow I'm traveling lightMy spirit lifted high(I found my freedom now)I found my freedom nowAnd I'm traveling lightDown by the riverside(Down by the riverside)I laid my burdens downNow I'm traveling lightMy spirit lifted high(I found my freedom now)I found my freedom nowAnd I'm traveling lightI found my freedom now