Lyrics
Bridges
Sev’ral bridges
Spreading like arms
Wide like a mother’s drawing in
Strong like a father’s gently sending away
But not so far one can’t return
Can’t hurry home again
Crossing rivers
Crossing gulfs
Bridging time and tides
Wagons, trains, cars, people
Flooding in and out, across
Passing like blood through veins
Answering home’s heartbreaking call
Keening us back, each, all
Into the arms of our beloved mother, city
Just once for a holiday
Then sent right back on our way
To return next year or never
Saying goodbye forever
As we speed away as fast
As our adulthood can carry us
Hurtling toward our self-made reckoning
In the rear-view mirror we can still see
Arching shoulders
Outstretched arms
Beckoning
Beckoning
Beckoning
All words and music by Dave Hall ©
Publisher: Row House Music PRO: ASCAP
