Bridges Are Burning - Wally Tax

The sun was going down Shadows lengthened on the ground Snow fell silently and deep Blanketing the empty streets In a fragile way Couldn't face another day In need of love and care Broken, under repair In the desert of unfair You found me drowning there Caught my glance of do not care You took me to your bed Laid your hands upon my head Said, "sleep now have no fear" You are safe for I am here The moon rose half and high In a clear and star-filled sky Snow lay sparkling and deep Muffling the lonely streets We'd talked the night away Into another day In the morning, you were gone Now every moment seems too long My thoughts went round and round Impossible to sleep I started burning bridges When I gave up counting sheep An asbestos chimney Can shorten your life

You and I were meant to be Ain't no doubt about it No way to hide that sort of thing Now I'm waiting for something better Ain't nothing better worth imagining I, I keep on running I'm building bridges that I know you never wanted Look for my heart You stole it away Now I'll never single the road that I could take Listen, I Want you to burn my bridges down (down) I said, I Want you to burn my bridges down, down, down Set me on fire You set me Set me on fire You can burn my bridges down Send this out to sea You send it where you wanted You can take your no for no or not at all There's no filling up your spaces with fictionary places Imaginary faces they don't work at all I, I keep on running I'm building bridges that I know you never wanted Look for my heart You stole it away Now I'll never sing the road that I could take Listen, I Want you to burn my bridges down (down) I said, I Want you to burn my bridges down, down, down Set me on fire You set me Set me on fire Yeah, you burn my bridges down I want you to burn my bridges down, down I want you to burn my bridges down Set me on fire You set me, set me on fire Set me on fire I want you to burn my bridges down (down) I said, I want you to burn my bridges down, down, down Set me on fire, set me on fire

You haven't changed much From the last time I saw you You look so new to these old eyes So much water's gone over the bridge That burned between you and I I've avoided nostalgia ignored the sentimental Tried to cut myself off from much of the past All that macho and all that bravado Makes me wanna laugh makes me wanna laugh We do what it takes to keep on pushin' We do what it takes to survive But seeing you now here at this moment Don't it make you wonder Chorus I: Why'd we wanna burn those bridges Why'd we wanna light such a flame Ain't no way to stay warm at the fire Of burning bridges burning bridges I've made some adjustments Worked out some problems Nearly drove myself crazy with things I can't change But all that's history little darlin' And it's good to see you smile Just good to see you smile again You got what it takes to keep on pushin' You got what it takes to survive But seeing you now here at this moment Don't it make me wonder Chorus II: Why'd we wanna burn those bridges Why'd we wanna light such a flame Ain't no way to stay warm at the fire Of burning bridges Why'd we wanna cry such a river Why'd we wanna sswim that distant shores There ain't nothing to see in the light Of burning bridges I'm thinkin' that we could start over But rebuilding bridges takes time Time to heal time to forgive Let live and forget You haven't changed much from the last time I saw you You look so new to these old eyes So much water's gone over the bridge so much water Chorus II: Burning bridges burning bridges burning bridges

Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh I lost my head while trying to find my way to you I think I'm addicted to the chase Oh, this tunnel vision, it keeps fogging up my view No, I don't think I'm thinking straight Oh, I keep making messes acting reckless For you, I lost my senses Sacrificing, compromising I never learn my lesson Dodging all my plans and ditching all my friends Just to have you around, oh I'm burning my bridges down, ooh, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, ooh, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, down, down for you Nothing left to lose now, ooh, ooh I'm burning my bridges down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down I don't know why I'm always giving way too much I can't ever love someone halfway, oh This all or nothing kinda loving isn't fun It's always ending up the same Oh, I keep making messes, acting reckless For you, I lost my senses Sacrificing, compromising I never learn my lesson Dodging all my plans and ditching all my friends Just to have you around, oh I'm burning my bridges down, ooh, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, ooh, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, down, down for you Nothing left to lose now, ooh, ooh I'm burning my bridges down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, ooh, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, ooh, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, down, down for you Nothing left to lose now, ooh, ooh I'm burning my bridges down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, ooh, ooh, down I'm burning my bridges down, ooh Down, down, ooh Down, down, ooh I'm burning my bridges down