You say, too much water
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Has gone under the bridge by now.
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I say that bridges
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Are all that's left for us now.
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Each side of the river, the city is burning
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There is no turning back.
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Oh, what else can I say? There's no loss of face
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And nothing's betrayed, there's no disgrace
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In meeting on the bridge.
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You'll have to trust me, don't bring any,
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Any of them so-called friends
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And everyone's talking, they soon start shouting
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And we all know how that one ends.
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You say the daylight, I say the night-time
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Let's meet in the twilight zone.
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Don't be afraid you'll come to no harm
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Nothing's betrayed, we'll both be unarmed
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And both of us must come alone.
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A Bridge of sighs for the compromise
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Does anyone get what they really wish?
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A handshake, a heartbreak, maybe a parting with a kiss.
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Ah, don't be afraid, there is no disgrace
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No one's betrayed, there's no loss of face
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In meeting on the bridge.
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Repeat chorus
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The river runs red, the air is smoking
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And the flames burn higher and higher.
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The numbers of dead are like beads of sweat
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And they can never put out this fire.
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The ones who are left must not be swept away
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On this river of death, so I'll meet you halfway
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There is no disgrace, what more can I say?
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There's no loss of face
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We must meet on the bridge.
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Bridge Of Sighs
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| Ralph McTell |
