Bridges

I cross the river into my hometown

Same old bridge we used to paint graffiti on

There was a rebel kid I knew

Picking fights he couldn't win or lose

No small town was going to be enough

Wish I could build a bridge to all

The places that are gone

My soul needs to wander

Along a bridge traveling homeward

Same house weathered paint on the fence

Still missing momma's love

Now we're laying daddy to rest

Beneath a magnolia tree

Whole town's gathering

Nothing's quite the same as it used to be

Wish I could build a bridge to all

The places that are gone

My soul needs to wander

Along a bridge traveling homeward

What comes tomorrow

Passes through yesterday

Across the narrow straights of the living and the dead

You get one life son take it now make a better one

I look for him in every setting sun

Wish I could build a bridge to all

The places that are gone

My soul needs to wander

Along a bridge traveling homeward

Along a bridge traveling homeward

Along a bridge

Along a bridge

Looking homeward

Along a bridge

Traveling homeward