It's cross to bear, bear in this case being used in the same sense it is in weight bearing, Greeks bearing gifts or even ball bearing. It refers back to the Biblical tale of Jesus carrying his cross to Golgotha.
Lookin' Out My Back Door. Lookin' Out My Back Door is a song recorded by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival, also known as CCR. The song was written by the band's lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter, John Fogerty.
This story was written by David Hinckley and Corky Siemaszko.) Johnny Cash came to the end of the line yesterday. The craggy-faced country music legend who sang of tough times and hard. living in iconic songs like Folsom Prison Blues and I Walk the Line died at 3 a.m. at a Nashville hospital.