Released: September 30, 1975
Songwriter: Bob Russell Bobby Scott
Producer: John Farrar
The road is long with many a winding turn
That leads us to who knows where, who knows when
But I'm strong--strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
So on we go--his welfare is my concern
No burden is he to bear--we'll get there
For I know he would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
If I'm laden at all--I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart isn't filled with the gladness of love for one another
It's a long, long road from which there is no return
While we're on our way to there
Why not share?
And the load--it doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
He ain't heavy. He's my brother
That leads us to who knows where, who knows when
But I'm strong--strong enough to carry him
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
So on we go--his welfare is my concern
No burden is he to bear--we'll get there
For I know he would not encumber me
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
If I'm laden at all--I'm laden with sadness
That everyone's heart isn't filled with the gladness of love for one another
It's a long, long road from which there is no return
While we're on our way to there
Why not share?
And the load--it doesn't weigh me down at all
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
He ain't heavy, he's my brother
He ain't heavy. He's my brother
more tracks from the album
Come On Over / Clearly Love
- Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
- Wrap Me in Your Arms
- Smile for Me
- Lovers
- Summertime Blues
- Sail Into Tomorrow
- Come On Over
- Jolene
- Something Better to Do
- He’s My Rock
- He Ain’t Heavy... He’s My Brother
- Let It Shine
- Clearly Love
- Who Are You Now?
- Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying
- It’ll Be Me
- Pony Ride
- Slow Down Jackson
- Just a Lot of Folk (The Marshmallow Song)
- The Long and Winding Road
- Don’t Throw It All Away
- Greensleeves
- Small Talk and Pride
From the albums
- Clearly Love (1975)
- Come On Over / Clearly Love (1982)
Olivia Newton-John popular songs
- Hopelessly Devoted to You
- Physical
- Look at Me, I’m Sandra Dee
- Let Me Be There
- Twist of Fate
- Xanadu
- Magic
- I Honestly Love You
- To Be Wanted
- Not Gonna Be The One
- Please Mr. Please
- The Key
- (Livin’ In) Desperate Times
- It’ll Be Me
- Pony Ride
- The Flower That Shattered the Stone
- In a Station
- God Only Knows
- Ring of Fire
- Mary Skeffington
- Send in the Clowns
- Pearls on a Chain
- Hands Across the Sea
- My Old Man’s Got a Gun