Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American … Read Full Bio ↴Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of all time, King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005.

King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.

King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years. Her record sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a performer and songwriter. She is the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to be so honored. She is also a 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree.

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Studio albums
Writer (1970)
Tapestry (1971)
Music (1971)
Rhymes & Reasons (1972)
Fantasy (1973)
Wrap Around Joy (1974)
Thoroughbred (1976)
Simple Things (1977)
Welcome Home (1978)
Touch the Sky (1979)
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980)
One to One (1982)
Speeding Time (1983)
City Streets (1989)
Colour of Your Dreams (1993)
Love Makes the World (2001)
A Holiday Carole (2011)

Carry Your Load
Carole King Lyrics

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Meet me on the highway
Meet me on the road
As long as you've got to travel
Don't you ant someone to help you carry your load?

First time out is a heady feeling
White clouds under my feet
Sailin' along like a south wind

Over fields of whispering wheat
Thinkin' alone on a Thursday morning
Of peace and love and war
I still don't have any answer
But I don't get high anymore

Meet me on the highway
Meet me on the road
As long as you've got to travel
Don't you want someone to help you carry your load?

Some folks are forever movin'
Some folks gotta be still
Don't let it get you; there's joy in either
So do what you will
Everyone knows it's the same old feeling
Worlds below the sea
Just you and me and easy
Is where I want to be

Meet me on the highway
Meet me on the road

As long as you've got to travel
Don't you want someone to help you carry your load?

Overall Meaning

Carole King's song Carry Your Load is a reflection on the journey of life and the importance of having someone to share the burden with. The opening lines "Meet me on the highway, Meet me on the road" suggest that the singer is extending an invitation to someone they want to help. The lyrics go on to say "As long as you've got to travel, Don't you want someone to help you carry your load?" which implies that the journey of life can be long and difficult and it is important to have someone to share it with.

In the second verse, the lyrics describe a sense of freedom and carefreeness while sailing along like a south wind over fields of wheat. The singer reflects on the topics of peace, love and war but admits to not having any answers yet. The line "But I don't get high anymore" suggests a previous time when the singer may have turned to drugs to escape the world, but now is facing it without any outside crutch.

The overall message of the song is that we all have a load to carry, but it is better to do it together. There is a sense of optimism and hope throughout the song. The lyrics encourage people to keep moving forward, to find their own path, and to not be afraid to lean on others for support.

Line by Line Meaning

Meet me on the highway
Let's come together and embark on this journey

Meet me on the road
Join me on this path we must take

As long as you've got to travel
As long as you have a journey before you

Don't you want someone to help you carry your load?
Wouldn't you appreciate someone to support you through your challenges?

First time out is a heady feeling
The initial experience of something can be overpowering and exhilarating

White clouds under my feet
The feeling of being on top of the world and untouchable

Sailin' along like a south wind
Going with the flow, being carried by life's currents

Over fields of whispering wheat
Traveling peacefully through natural landscapes

Thinkin' alone on a Thursday morning
Pondering life's big questions in solitude

Of peace and love and war
Contemplating the complexities of life and society

I still don't have any answer
I do not yet have solutions or answers to life's perplexities