BRIDGES SONG LYRICS
BOBBY Z AND THE IMPALAS
It’s Friday night, I’m ready to rock and roll
The weeks’ been a fight, and stress done took its toll
Think I’ll go down, to hear my favorite band
C’mon Baby, lets blow this popcorn stand
CH
Put on your blue jeans
Grab you money and your nicotines
There’s no place I’d rather be than Friday night with Bobby Z
And the Impalas
Drums are thumpin’, Dem bones are jumpin’
And Joe down low on bass guitar
Symbols’ ringin’, dem girls are singin’ (woo hoo hoo)
And Bobby Z, playing like a star
CH
Its last call, I’m not tired at all
I’m ready to dance, all night long
Hands are slappin’, Dem people clappin’
And they’re sceamin’ out
Just one more song!
GONE TO STAY
SHE HEADED FOR AMARILLO, TEXAS
SHE HITCHED A RIDE WITH THREE TRUCKERS ON THE WAY
SHE CALLED ME FROM A PAY PHONE ON A CORNER
SHE SAID “I’M GONE TO STAY”, YES I’M GONE TO STAY
SHE LEFT THE BRUISER BACK IN PENNSYLVANIA
SHE SAID SHE COULDN’T GO ON THAT WAY
THEN SHE SAID “LIFE IS ALWAYS SOMETHIN’ AIN’T IT”
AND NOW I’M GONE TO STAY, YES I’M GONE TO STAY
BRG
TO RUN AND HIDE
IS TOO MUCH FOR A YOUNG GIRL’S PRIDE
WHAT’S LEFT INSIDE
WHEN HER HOPE HAS DIED
SOLO BREAK
SHE’S LIVNG IN AMARILLO, TEXAS
SHE WAITS TABLES FOR TIPS AT A CHEAP CAFÉ
SHE TOOK UP SMOKIN’ AND GETS DRUNK EVERY WEEKEND
NOW SHE’S GONE TO STAY
SHE’S GONE….TO STAY
THE BRIDGES I HAVE BURNED
I CAN HEAR THE WHISTLE IN THE DISTANCE
AND I FEEL MY RESISTANCE
TO THE PAST
HAVE I BEEN BLIND ALL THIS TIME
HAVE I FALLEN TOO FAR BEHIND
TO LAST
CH
I GOTTA ROAD
I GOTTA TRAVEL DOWN
I BEAR THE LOAD
OF ALL I’VE LOST & FOUND
I’VE BEEN BESTOWED
AND ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED
I CAN’T REPAIR THE BRIDGES I HAVE BURNED
I CAN HEAR THE HIGHWAY HUMMIN’
I CAN SEE THE MORNIN’ COMIN’
THROUGH THE GLASS
CAN I FACE ANOTHER DAY
I CAN’T RETRIEVE MY YESTERDAYS
OR PASS
CH
The Cycle
He ran out the front yard, bare feet in the rain, yellin’
Why’d you make me do it again?!
With the kids cryin’ and a black eye she ran to mama’s house,
Mama said, “Child, this has gotta end.
She loved that stinkin man like nuthin
He loved that woman leaf and vine
But he could not stop the demons comin’
And the cycle undermines
Bridge
And fondly she remembers how tender he can be
When he wants to
Then she comes to her senses
And knows those times are few and far between
She woke up Monday mornin’, first thing went downtown
Got a 50-B from the magistrate
He went to the house, the cops came
With blue lights flashin’ off his face he called her name
She loved that stinkin’ man like nuthin’
He loved that woman to the core
But he could not stop the demons comin’
And the cycle wins the war
Na na na na….
Hang On
I made my way to Beaufort
Took the eastbound Amtrak train
But I could not shake off the hurt
And I could not stand the pain
I got myself some bourbon
Some amber & some weed
And I know it sounds disturbin’
But all I wanted to do was bleed
CH
If you fall into the tide
Hang on, hang on to the side
Cause there might be nobody runnin’
Up from the shore
If somebody throws you a lifeline
Hang on, hang on with all your might
Cause their might be somebody waiting
Back at your door
What the hell am I to do now?
The tide’s low on the beach
I need some answers somehow
But they seem so out of reach
Well I did a lot of drinkin’
And I cried a tear or two
But I did a lot of thinkin’
‘Bout how I’d get over you
CH
LONELINESS YOUR GUEST
IT’S A LONG WAY TO GO
A ROUGH ROW TO HOE
TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE THAT YOU CALL HOME
SO YOU PUT ON A SHOW
DON’T ADMIT WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW
AND FIND ANOTHER PLANE ON WHICH TO ROAM
CH
YOU FIND A MILLION REASONS
TO JUSTIFY THE MEANS
YOU TRY TO COUNT THE SEASONS
WERE THEY BROWN OR GREEN
SO YOU FIND YOURSELF A FORTRESS
AND YOU BUILD ANOTHER NEST
BUT THE SILENCE CAN BE TORTUROUS
AND LONELINESS YOUR GUEST
SOLO BREAK (HARP THRU VS, GTR THRU CH)
YOU FILL UP YOUR TIME
TRY TO LEAVE SOME BAGS BEHIND
BUT THERE’S ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU FORGET
TRY TO LOSE A HEAVY LOAD
AS YOU WIND ON DOWN THAT ROAD
AND YOU KNOW YOU’RE NOT THERE YET
CH
END
Long Hot Summer Days
I used to lie to my mama
Go down and hop those railroad trains
She’d scream and shout and plead
And finally she’d beg
Don’t go down there boy,
You might lose a leg
I used to talk to every hobo
I loved the stories that they’d tell
And when they’d offer me a drink
out of their paper sack
Well then I’d say “no thanks I’m doing well”
Ch
Lord, take me back to my boyhood
I’d go right back there if I could
Fishin’ for catfish, skippin’ stones and playin’ chase
How I miss those
Long summer days
I used to walk those tracks for miles
Skippin’ on those greasy old cross ties
Looking for treasure and loosing track of time
Late for dinner, to corn as cold as ice
Now I’m all grown up with a job, house, kid and a wife
It ain’t so bad I guess
I got a pretty good life
But if I had a time machine I know where I would go
I’d go right back, to 3 Patapsco
It’s Better To Be Insane
Then the rain came
And the world froze again
Not a thing is the same
Everybody’s a friend
Can I help you sir
Perhaps some news or some advice
Things just aren’t like they were
What will they do about the ice?
CH
The pleasant memories remain
The bad ones hazy
It’s better to be insane
That to go crazy
Yes we have no gas today
Haven’t had from since this morning
And the TV didn’t say
It came with very little warning
Well that tire could use some air
It looks a little low
Sir I do declare
Curse this dreadful snow
CH
Familiar Shiver
It’s been about three days now
No sign of Danny John
No one knows when, no one knows how
Or where he could have gone
He was running from the Ridgeley cops
Deputy heard a splash
Has Danny pulled out all the stops?
Or is he gone in a flash?
Chorus
Gone but not forgotten
Though the years roll by just like the river
I try to deserve what I’ve gotten
When I cross that Blue Bridge
I still get that familiar shiver
The people gathered on the banks
On the West Virginia side
It was cold out then and that river stank
But no one went inside
They pulled him Sunday afternoon
Tears fell all over the city
St. Patrick’s bells tolled a lonely tune
Everybody said “What a pity”
Chorus
West Virginia, My Home (written by Hazel Dickens)
West Virginia, you are my home
West Virginia, where I belong
In the dead of the night, in the still and the quiet
I slip away like a bird in flight
Back to those hills, the place that I call home
It's been years now since I left there
This city life's 'bout got the best of me
I can't remember why I left so free
All I wanted to do, all I wanted to be
But I can sure remember where I come from.
Chorus
Solo break-fiddle
I've paid the price for leavin'.
This life I've got's not the one I thought I'd find.
Let me live, love, and let me cry,
But when I go, just let me die
Among the ones who'll remember when I'm gone
Chorus
Bridge
Home, Home, Home, Home
I can see the Autumn colors in my mind
Home, Home, Home, Home
I can almost smell the honeysuckle vine....
Chorus
Expensive Crystal
She wanted to be a big movie star
She had her sights on L.A.
She packed her belonging and
her dreams in her car
Then she headed on her way
CH
Dreams are like expensive crystal
So fragile and often out of reach
So desired yet so impractical
Like everything you want, but never need
She met a man who took her for a ride
He promised her the world and more
She lost her money then she lost her pride
Then she worked the street corner
CH
And dreams…
They found her lying in the alley way
They found a needle in her arm
Some say that dreams don’t matter anyway
And they can’t do us any harm
CH
But dreams….
The Buzzard’s Roost
I WENT DOWN TO THE BUZZARD’S ROOST
I WAS LOOKIN’ FOR A JOB 2X
I’S ABOUT TO MAKE MY MOVE
WHEN SOMEONE BROKE OUT THE MAD DOG
-SOLO
I WENT DOWN TO THE BUZZARD’S ROOST
I WAS LOOKIN’ FOR SOME WORK 2X
WELL THEN SOMEONE BROKE THE CARDS OUT
AND I ALMOST LOST MY SHIRT
-SOLO
I WENT DOWN TO THE BUZZARD’S ROOST
I WAS LOOKIN’ FOR SOME PAY 2X
THE NEST THING I KNEW
I WASTED THE WHOLE DAMN DAY
-SOLO
I WENT DOWN TO THE BUZZARD’S ROOST
TO EARN AN HONEST WAGE 2X
WELL IT AINT THE BEST OF LIVIN’
BUT IT’S BETTER THAN LIVIN’ IN A CAGE
-SOLO
RPT V1, END.