I just need a place to lay my head Forget the chain that hangs around my neckThese guns are not as heavy as the hearts they defendI can't wait to get back home where I can find some restWhen I lay down my guns and lift my hands Surrender to love and live againMay this desert reach its end Where my new life beginsWhen I lay down my guns and lift my handsAnd I have seen the devil in this place And I lost myself when my friends found the graveWhen you're this far from heaven It's hard to keep the faithI barely hold it all I can't waitTo lay down my guns and lift my hands Surrender to love and live againMay this desert reach its end Where my new life beginsWhen I lay down my guns and lift my handsAnd I'm laying down these burdens Taking off the weightsI can't count the miles That I've walked to find my wayTo lay down these guns How I need to lay down these gunsLay down my guns and lift my hands Surrender to love and live againMay this desert reach its end Where my new life beginsAnd I'll abandon my defenses And live to love againWhen I lay down my guns and lift my handsLay down, lay down, lay down my gunsLay down my guns