1. |
Word of Mouth
02:33
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First you’re gonna build it, then you’re gonna burn it
Watch it glowing on the ground
Yeah first you’re gonna ask it, then you’re gonna shout it
Everybody on the ground
That’s just word of mouth
(Everybody’s talking ‘bout it)
That’s just word of mouth
(Everybody’s talking ‘bout it)
Well, first they’re gonna leak it, then they’re gonna tweak it
‘Til there’s nothing you can say
Well, if you see them raise it it’s too late to save it
First blood was spilled today
Or so they say
(Everybody’s talking ‘bout it)
That’s just word of mouth
(Everybody’s talking ‘bout it)
Friends don’t really call ya just to do a solid
Or just so they can say they tried
I’m done with all the trauma someone tell my mama
I’m crossing to the other side
It’s a do or die
(Everybody’s talking ‘bout it)
(Everybody’s talking ‘bout it)
That’s just word of
(Everybody’s talking ‘bout it)
That’s just word of mouth
(Everybody’s talking ‘bout it)
That’s just word of mouth
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2. |
Kissing You
04:03
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If you’re gonna take me
I want it to be honestly
If you’re gonna love me
I propose you do me right
I want it to be true
Under the bridge kissin’ you
If you ever want to grab me
You better pull me close
If you’re free to lay one on me
I suggest that you do so
But I want it it be true
Under the bridge kissin’ you
We might only have a little time
So move on me quickly
Are you mine for now or not
You can answer me quite simply
When you’re feeling hot
I want your hold to remain
As it does when you are not
Don't bring me into your shame
I want it it be true
Under the bridge kissin’ you
We might only have a little time
So move on me quickly
Are you mine for now or not
You can answer me quite simply
I want it it be true
Oh, I want it it be true
Under the bridge kissin’ you
If you’re gonna take me
I want it to be honestly
If you’re gonna love me
I propose you do me right
I want it to be true
Oh, I want it to be true
Under the bridge kissin’ you
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3. |
Marilyn
02:46
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Marilyn, I can hear you laughing
Underneath the jasmine tree
I close my eyes and all I see is you
Singing like a jailbird, you broke free
Of this aching world
Now what are all the rest of us to do
Do you see your daughter dancing
Making her way up the mountain
Burying her shame beneath the bluff
Daisies on their pulpits preaching
Fear is not of you and me and
Love by any other name is love
Did you meet the lions at the gates of
paradise, or were they open wide
I can’t see what waits for us,
Beyond the great divide
But if I can’t reach your heaven
I’ll wait for you in mine
Did you meet the lions at the gates of
paradise, or were they open wide
I can’t see what waits for us,
Beyond the great divide
But if I can’t reach your heaven
I’ll wait for you in mine
Marilyn, I can hear you laughing
Underneath the jasmine tree
I close my eyes and all I see is you
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4. |
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On the radio, on the radio, on the radio
Something about a bridge
Made me think of you, made me think of you, made me think of you
Back when we were kids
We cover up our secrets
Underneath the neon
Tell me what am I on
On the radio, on the radio, on the radio
Something about a bridge
Made me think of you, made me think of you, made me think of you
Back when we were kids
The weatherman’s sayin’ somethin’
‘Bout some summer storms
Made me think of
When your heart was true
I don’t want to hear it
I don’t want to hear it
I don’t want to hear the sound of you
On the radio, on the radio, on the radio
Something about a bridge
Made me think of you, made me think of you, made me think of you
Back when we were kids
On the radio (I don’t wanna hear it!)
On the radio (I don’t wanna hear it!)
On the radio (I don’t wanna hear it!)
Something about a bridge
Made me think of you (I don’t wanna hear it!)
Made me think of you (I don’t wanna hear it!)
Made me think of you (I don’t wanna hear it!)
Back when we were kids
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5. |
Just Another Trestle
03:39
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You
Are all I need
You’re bright like the sunshine, steady like a train
Cuttin’ through the rain
I look back through the moonlight
And I hope in due time
I’m more than just another name
No time left
Don’t hold your breath
As you pass my way
‘Cause I ain’t nothin’ special
Just another trestle
Through the bay
You
Are always there for me
But I hate when we’re apart
And lately I’m not too fond of when we’re together
Because I know one day we’ll part
And it plays out in my heart
Now more than ever
No time left
Don’t hold your breath
As you pass my way
‘Cause I ain’t nothin’ special
Just another trestle
Through the bay
You’re all I want
You’re all I need
But don’t let me keep ya
Don’t pity me
You’re all I want
You’re all I need
But don’t let me keep ya
Don’t pity me
No time left
Don’t hold your breath
As you pass my way
‘Cause I ain’t nothin’ special
Just another trestle
Through the bay
Through the bay
Through the bay
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6. |
Waves of Blue
02:19
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I belong in waves of blue behind me
Through it all your light was always blinding
Won’t stop burning the candle
I’ve seen it all fall to the floor
(I’ve seen it before)
Together side by side forevermore
(And more, and more, and more)
Times we spent will always be reminding
Of all the things you said that kept me smiling
Takes too much to break us
They’d like to know if they can
(I’ve seen it before)
All and all it’s too much to demand
(Demand, demand, demand)
They may be bending the space between us
But their best efforts all fail to land
I belong in waves of blue behind me
Through it all your light was always blinding
I belong in waves of blue behind me
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7. |
Across the Bay
03:23
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I feel alone when I’m not with you
You seem so far away
I’m restless, wanna come back to you
I know we’ll find a way
I’m starting from the ground up, darlin’
With steel beams and stone
I trust the bridge will hold this weight up
And give this heart a home
Tides may be risin’
But nothing will stop you and I
Our stars shine brighter when
Our eyes are fixed on the sky
On this bridge you and I
You and I
I see your light when I’m in darkness
It’s cutting through my haze
If I get lost you keep my rail straight
Carry my love across the bay
These rivets seem to hold these pieces
The beams I build for you
My counterweight is set and ready
And I know that yours is too
Tides are risin’
Nothin’s gonna keep this water down
Our stars shine brighter when
We gaze into the sky above this town
Hearts are aligning
Nothing will stop you and I
Our stars shine brighter when
Our eyes are fixed on the sky
On this bridge you and I
You and I
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8. |
Crocodile Bridge
03:04
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You picked me up at county in a limo with a wedding band
Honeymoon in Reno then we headed off to Burning Man
I was tripping with my missus, tryin’ to make out on the desert sand
Psychedelic user, I’m a loser with a winning hand
Psilocybin silly, mescaline in the fridge
Steady lunaticin’ like a Wiccan on a crocodile bridge
Chilling at the clinic cause my baby’s biological clock
Chatting up the doctor with a roll of 20s up in my sock
I’m a bee in a trap ‘cause I gotta keep my honey in hive
Crying like a gator, I know I’m worth more dead than alive
Tiki torch militia lining up on the ridge
Steady lunaticin’ like a Wiccan on a crocodile bridge
On a crocodile bridge
Well I been to Mississippi, down to New Orleans
I’ve got blood in every city where the streets are mean
When I clean up my act you’re going to see me on the silver screen
Keeping out of trouble ‘cept a couple little scrapes with the law
Showing up the churches with my crucifix and chicken claw
Drinking holy water cause I gotta keep the spirit inside
And I’m back on my meds ‘cause I got a little Jekyll and Hyde
I cut out my heart, I put it back in the fridge
Instead of lunaticin’ like a Wiccan on a crocodile bridge
The crocodile bridge
The crocodile bridge
The crocodile bridge
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9. |
A Short Bridge
03:23
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I see your face in the mirror, staring back at me
I know the things you don’t want to see
There’s a power deep inside
Those people don’t see you
Not the way that I do
There’s perfection inside of you
But you still have to lie
When you show us on the outside
What you’ve been hiding
Too long a time
It’s a hard road we have to follow
There’s a short bridge between fear and acceptance
Just know that I am here on the other side (I am here on the other side)
You’re not quite sure how you fit in life
But there’s a calling you can’t deny
A love you can’t classify (classify)
And you had to learn it the hardest way
I can’t teach you but I’m here to stay
We’ve got so much pride
When you show us on the outside
What you’ve been hiding
Too long a time
It’s a hard road we have to follow (it’s a hard road)
There’s a short bridge between fear and acceptance
Just know that I am here on the other side (I am here on the other side)
A rising tide lifts all ships in the harbor
You don’t have to wonder
We will be by your side, by your side
There’s a short bridge between fear and acceptance
Just know that we are here on the other side (I will be on your side)
There’s a short bridge between fear and acceptance (fear and acceptance)
Just know that we are here on the other side (here on the other side)
Just know that we are here on the other side (here on the other side)
Just know that I am here
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10. |
You Can't Have My Shoes
03:07
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Walkin’ so long
Your feet are so tired
With push and some pull
Between truth and lyin’
When everybody can’t dance anymore
They pick themselves up off the damn floor
You can follow in my footsteps
As we both go somewhere new
But you can’t have my shoes
I’ll be walkin’ right next to you
Politely, I refuse
I'll be me and you be you
(Shoobop doobop
Chewbop)
As I cross the bay
I stop and stand in place
As time drifts away
With the shifting waves
When everybody can’t dance anymore
We pick ourselves up off the damn floor
You can follow in my footsteps
As we both go somewhere new
You can’t have my shoes
I’ll be walkin’ right next to you
Politely, I refuse
I'll be me and you be you
(Shoobop doobop
Chewbop)
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11. |
Downpour
03:40
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You don't have to speak, your eyes already said it
But haven’t really said it all
Flowers only grow because of the rainfall
Standing tall isn't always tall
It’s okay to shed a tear if you need to
Nurse your spirits ‘til they're clean
Let them soak in deep, the roots need their attention
A faulty structure never keeps
This is the tale of every downpour
Everybody’s felt the first few drops
It's never meant to stop so there's no need to stop it
Not everything you leave is lost
Don’t apologize for anything you’re feeling
I won’t pretend to understand
I’ll just lend an ear when shit starts getting heavy
It's not a crime to need a hand
I'm not here to separate you from your sadness
I'm here to help you face its rage
You claim to be a basketcase
But that just means you're able
To carry more than what you thought you could
This is the tale of every downpour
Everybody’s felt the first few drops
It's never meant to stop so there's no need to stop it
Not everything you leave is lost
Feel free to lean on me when you can't hold yourself up
Let the current send your pain out to open waters
I would carry you, if you lost your footing
This is the tale of every downpour
Everybody’s felt the first few drops
It’s never meant to stop so there’s no need to stop it
Not everything you leave is lost
This is the tale of every downpour
Everybody’s felt the first few drops
It’s never meant to stop so there’s no need to stop it
Not everything you leave is lost
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12. |
Ever Almost
03:25
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It’s been a long time my friend
And I’ve been so afraid
That words left unspoken
Would have left us broken
But you feel exactly the same
Walking the shore
Through the mist and the moonlight
Along the divide
Where the waves kiss the land
Trying to unravel the distance
We’ve traveled
Toeing the line
That we drew in the sand
Sitting with you now
Wishing I could say
How could I have ever almost
Let you get away
Do you remember
Lying together
Thinking forever could wait
Now I can’t believe that
When I saw you leaving
I didn’t ask you to stay
Waiting to align
Tracing figure eights
Running through our time
Giving up the reins
Sitting with you now
Wishing I could say
How could I have ever almost
Let you get away
Sitting with you now
Wishing I could say
How could I have ever almost
Let you get away
Sitting with you now
Wishing I could say
How could I have ever almost
Let you get away
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13. |
To Have Loved You
03:02
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I think of you every time I see the moon in my window
Tied to the mast and your shadows cast in my room
I’m clear on it now
Oh to have loved you, even one day
Oh to have loved you
Counterweights swing down, feel the town growing up all around me
Silver and old, taking root in my soul - you’re like family
You’re so dear to me now
Oh to have loved you, even one day
Oh to have loved you, even one day, even one day
Cold rain and ice, in the springtime the pilings stain to rust
The beauty and light will remain after you and I are dust
I’m clear on it now - you’re so dear to me now
Oh to have loved you, even one day
Oh to have loved you, you light my way, you light my way
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14. |
I Celebrate Ya
03:11
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I was a fool to believe you had to be brand new
To be beautiful
Losing your shine but you’re still looking fine
Yeah you’re magical (it’s true)
If you ever worried you’re not good enough (well, you’re good enough)
Take a look at your reflection, and you’ll see what I see
Ooo-ooo-ooo you don’t have to be brand new
Look at you, you got it baby
Ooo-ooo-ooo you ain’t got a thing to prove
I celebrate ya
Whoever said that younger is better
Forget ‘em
This old girl’s got her place in the world
Tried to tear you down
Don’t you let ‘em
Ninety years along
Here’s your song (here’s your song)
21st century baby
You’re still standing strong
Ooo-ooo-ooo you don’t have to be brand new
Look at you, you got it baby
Ooo-ooo-ooo you ain’t got a thing to prove
I celebrate ya
Winter, spring, summer, fall
By my side through it all
Reaching out your silver hand
A stairway to the cherryland
Ooo-ooo-ooo you don’t have to be brand new
Look at you, you got it baby
Ooo-ooo-ooo you ain’t got a thing to prove
I celebrate ya
Ooo-ooo-ooo you don’t have to be brand new
Look at you, you got it baby
Ooo-ooo-ooo you ain’t got a thing to prove
I celebrate ya
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15. |
Naughty Little Bridge
03:12
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I know just what you’ve been up to
You let them all just ride over you
I stayed with you all this time, the way you treat me, it’s a crime
You open up for anyone, any vessel that may come
Let me caress your shiny beams
The way you glisten makes me scream
I hate how bad I want you but I love the things you do
Yeah, you’re a bad bridge
You get me to the other side, you love to be objectified
You bad bridge
The way you go down
You ain’t the only bridge in this town
And I’ve got options just a few blocks down
Never knew what I can feel ‘til I rolled upon your steel
When the other bridges all are gone, you’ll still be standing hot and strong
Oh!
Let me caress your shiny beams
The way you glisten makes me scream
I hate how bad I want you but I love the things you do
Yeah, you’re a bad bridge
You get me to the other side, you love to be objectified
You bad bridge
The way you go down
You need some more grease for your gears?
Yeah, you’re a naughtly little bridge
You’re a naughtly little bridge
Let me caress your shiny beams
The way you glisten makes me scream
I hate how bad I want you but I love the things you do
Yeah, you’re a bad bridge
You get me to the other side, you love to be objectified
You bad bridge
Oh, oh, hate how bad I want you but I love the things you do
Yeah, you’re a bad bridge
You get me to the other side, you love to be objectified
You bad bridge
The way you go down
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16. |
Spit 3 Times
03:49
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I hear that dark holler
Coming up on deep waters
Combing through those words
My grandmother said
Nickel in the wine
Spit three times
(Chant)
Tap the accelerator
Treads on the separator
Superstition going to my head
Can’t remember which one it was
That’ll keep me from dying
To get me over to the other side
I got to keep on trying
Don’t step on a crack
Salt down your back
Nickel in the wine
Spit three times
Wish but don’t tell
One past twelve
Don’t step on a crack
Salt down your back
Nickel in the wine
Spit three times
(Chant)
Sunset like glass shattered
Beneath me steel rattles
Don’t rush or you might miss it
Touch that third rivet
Can’t remember which one it was
That’ll keep me from dying
To get me over to the other side
I got to keep on trying
Lift your feet when you cross the rail
Turn your head at a black cat’s tail
Wish but don’t tell
One past twelve
Don’t step on a crack
Salt down your back
Nickel in the wine
Spit three times
(Chant x2)
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17. |
What About Us
03:55
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I was born in the 30s
So simple and clean
Lines of perfection, you built what you need
You never once mentioned
The need for suspension
Just someone so solid
Just something concrete
I carry you over (I carry you over) the deepest waters (the deepest waters)
I’m arching my back (I’m arching my back), I wait for your still (I wait for you still),
The way that you wanted (the way that you wanted), I never flaunted (I never flaunted)
But what if I falter? I know that you won’t need me
But what about us?
What about us?
What about us?
I know that you won’t need me
But what about us?
What about us?
What about us?
And this story that you lead
As time carried over
Support grew so weak
I know that you noticed, our future was bleak
I wasted and wondered
If our days were numbered
But baby I need you
My steel’s unchanged
You wonder about him (you wonder about him), it’s in your eyes (it’s in your eyes)
But we’re so timeless (but we’re so timeless), don’t you realize? (don’t you realize?)
I can be useful (I can be useful), but baby don’t leave (but baby don’t leave)
I know that he’s stronger, I know that you don’t need me
But what about us?
What about us?
What about us?
I know that you don’t need me
But what about us?
What about us?
What about us?
I’m strong and I’m breaking
I’m here and I’m vacant
Withstanding the rages of time
You know I’ll be waiting for you
What about us?
What about us?
I know that you don’t need me
But what about us?
What about us?
What about us?
I know that you don’t need me
But what about us?
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18. |
Get Over It
03:13
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I can tell you’re upset
Was it something I said
Say you wanna talk about it
Sit me down and bitch about it
I can tell you’re upset
Maybe we’ll go on and on like this
Or maybe you could build yourself a bridge
And get over it, build yourself a bridge
And get over it, build yourself a bridge
And get over it
Just get over it
It’s a bummer they lost
Didn’t make the playoffs
But if I say it’s just a game
You say I don’t know a thing
Well, I’m so sorry they lost
Maybe you’ll keep whining about this
Or maybe you could build yourself a bridge
And get over it, build yourself a bridge
And get over it, build yourself a bridge
And get over it
Just get over it
Just get over it, get over it, get over it, get over it
Build your, build your, build your, build your, build yourself a bridge
And get over it, build yourself a bridge
And get over it
Just get over it
Maybe we’ll go on and on like this
Or maybe you could build yourself a bridge
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19. |
Dusty Boots
02:42
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Well I still love you, though you put me on a shelf.
And I support you when I don’t support myself
I’m so blue, I’m so blue
And I will watch you as you walk with someone new
I’ll leave the light on, no matter who you choose
I’m so blue, I’m so blue
Through all the stormy days I wanted to stand strong, in a place that I could call forever home
To feel your dusty boots each time they tread on me
I’m not weak, it’s love to me you see
I’ll never see the day for which I was not there
But I can count the miles that caused the wear and tear
I’m so blue, I’m so blue
I’m so blue, I’m so blue
I’m so blue, I’m so blue
I’m so blue, I’m so blue
I’m so blue, I’m so blue
I’m so blue, I’m so blue
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20. |
First Kiss
04:07
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Just another day
Poured myself a cup
Children off to school
Husband just woke up
I got your letter
Finally arrived
Postmark dated 1985
Do I open up the past?
Is it too late for us to last?
From the first kiss
It all started on the bridge
You never left my mind
I kept you locked inside
From the first kiss
We were only kids
Told me we would make it
I waited, I waited, I waited for you
Is this just fate?
Messing with my head
I’m beyond the point
Of obsessing over things unsaid
Suspension
Help me then I fell
You know I’ve always wished you well
But I’m not the girl you once knew
You gave a present of the past
But I’m over you at last
From the first kiss
It all started on the bridge
You never left my mind
I kept you locked inside
From the first kiss
We were only kids
Told me we would make it
You know I waited, I waited, I waited for you
We really tried, darling, to say the least
But I had to move on and do what was best for me
You made your promise, I held on
But our time is long gone
It all started on the bridge
You never left my mind
I kept you locked inside
From the first kiss
We were only kids
Told me we would make it
You know I waited, I waited
From the first kiss
We were only kids
Told me we would make it
But we never, never, never
Did
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21. |
Way Back Home
03:31
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Is it too late to cross this bridge;
To find out which is which?
It’s truth be told or all lies.
Is it real or fantasy;
Baby, what are we?
It’s high time that we decide.
Maybe it’s time we let our guards down (guards down),
And move on to the other side.
It’s now or never
To make this better,
So let’s just give it a try.
You will have me forever,
In foul or fair weather;
I’ll put my heart on the line.
Maybe it’s time we let our guard down (guard down),
And move on to the other side.
However, it seems,
You’re still in my dreams,
So I guess I just can’t let you go.
What’s meant to be,
Surely will be,
So I know you’ll find your way back home.
Is it too late to cross this bridge?
It’s high time that we decide.
Should you be
Wayfaring
Biding your time,
There’s always
A way to ease
Your mind.
However, it seems,
You’re still in my dreams,
So I guess I just can’t let you go.
What’s meant to be,
Surely will be,
So I know you’ll find your way back home.
However, it seems,
You’re still in my dreams,
So I guess I just can’t let you go.
What’s meant to be,
Surely will be,
So I know you’ll find your way back home.
You’ll find your way.
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22. |
Bridge to You
04:02
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If I could build a bridge that stretches all the way to you
We could paint a summer scene, we two
Lapis all across the bay, silver for the stars in flight
If I could build a bridge
Tonight
I would follow my heart
But it doesn’t know where you are
Or if you’d be there waiting for me
I’d build a bridge if I could then I’d build it to you
And I would line it in gold and it would get me over
These lonely nights so I could feel something new
Out of the darkness I’d cross under the light of the moon
If I could build a bridge to you
I would follow my heart
But it doesn’t know where you are
Or if you’d be there waiting for me
If I could build a bridge, I’d be working overtime
Concrete and steel, laboring day and night
Blueprints and stolen glances to prove all the lines are true
If I could build a bridge, I’d build it to you
CHARLES: I would follow my heart
KATE: But it doesn’t know where you are
MICHAEL: Or if you’d be there waiting for me
ALL: And in this dream of mine, you call me up
And say, “I want you to”
Then I build a bridge to you
Then I build a bridge to you
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23. |
It's Just That Way
03:52
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I saw you out on the edge of town, baby
Lookin’ cross on the other side
Somethin’s got yo full attention
You think he’s got a better ride
I can’t cross this bridge again, baby
I’m a man and I got pride
I’ve been waiting here all winter
I’m hot and tired up in these clothes
Going to wait for you all summer
Missing you like no one knows
I won’t cross that bridge for you, baby
Looks like we’re on two different roads
Well, I’m not getting into trouble
I’m not staying up all night
I’m drunk up and I’m seeing double
Don’t have it in me to fight
Are you the devil - I asked around nobody say
Oooh - it’s just that way
So where you going now, sugar
I’ve got a mind to lose my mind
Well, I haven’t seen you in so long, darlin’
Can’t bear the passing of time
I’m not crossing that bridge again, baby
Don’t even know if you’re alive
I’m the town’s biggest fool
Wastin’ all of my years
Town won’t see my pain, no
‘Cause the rain will hide my tears
Crossing this bridge no mo’
Done all I can to make you stay
Oooh - it’s just that way
Oooh - it’s just that way
I’m crossing this bridge again
In this cold rain all alone
I got stuck here in the middle
Shakin’ soaked down to the bone
Hear me when I say
Oooh - it’s just that way
Oooh - it’s just that way
Oooh - it’s just that way
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24. |
Cross Over
04:59
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I wanted to know how to love your way. I’ll take the blame
Fighting through the night. Could we even last? Shaking off our past,
I couldn’t see far.
Tell me the truth - I know it’s hard
Tell me the truth - I know it’s wrong
Tell me the truth - when I see that bridge to the other side
I’ll cross over, I’ll cross over
Thought it was going well, until I took a fall, and I lost it all
Tried to turn it all around and found once I bottomed out, ditched my self doubt
I knew my purpose was clear
Tell me the truth - you know it’s hard
Tell me the truth - you know it’s wrong
Tell me the truth - when one bridge lifts up another comes down
And you’ll cross over, you’ll cross over, you’ll cross over
When I take up in the morning, and the sun rises over my life
My belief is steeled, a presence in time, as we all can confirm this simple life
Is just a bridge from birth to the end
We all know it’s true - we all begin the same
We all know it’s true - and we all go out alike
We all know it’s true - that love is the bridge from person to person to person
When we cross over, when we cross over
When we cross over, when we cross over
When we cross over
When we cross over, when we cross over
When we cross over
When we cross over
When we cross over
When we cross over
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25. |
The Swing and the Sway
02:35
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I thought I had known
That a bridge made of stone
Would be safe and sound
I was mistaken
When I started shaking
On solid ground
We were divided
Once I had decided
To break my heart
Choosing between
Chasing love
And my dreams is
Tearing me apart
The swing and the sway
And the things that we say to ourselves
The swing and the sway
And the things that we say to ourselves
Down to the wire, I started a fire
And went down in flames
I talked myself in and I walked myself out
Some things never change
I’ve been living with one foot out the door
Been living with one foot out the door, been living with one foot out the door,
Been living with one foot out the door
Been living with one foot out the door and now it’s closing
With the swing and the sway and the things that we say to ourselves
The swing and the sway and the things that we say to ourselves
The swing and the sway and the things that we say to ourselves
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26. |
Hard as They Try
03:16
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Bridges to the same shores
Suffering the same wars
Waiting for the word to be sent
Who’s it gonna be
When they send the decree
Who’ll get the punishment
I’ve been a shelter to the drifter
Sometimes the grifter
Now they wanna tear me down
Oh the games that are played
And the money that’s paid
To the people who run this town
Run it down, into the ground
Run it down, into the ground
I’ve heard it all said
That I’d be better off dead
And if that wish comes true
You’d better watch your back
I’m gonna tell you that
Someday they’ll be coming for you
They’re coming for you
They’re coming for you
As hard as they try
They’re never gonna tear me down
As hard as they try
They’re never gonna tear me down
Hold my hands high
I’m gonna hold my ground, gonna hold my ground
As hard as they try
They’re never gonna tear me down
As hard as they try
They’re never gonna tear me down
Hold my hands high
I’m gonna hold my ground, hold my ground
As hard as they try
They’re never gonna tear me down
As hard as they try
They’re never gonna tear me down
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27. |
Why Don't I Live Here
03:38
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In the city they got people
Lots and lots of people
Looks like opportunity
Knocking at my door
But everybody’s crazy
I want less and they want more
Then I fly into a little town
Smack upside the bay
I cross the bridge another year
And once again I say
“Why don’t I live here?”
Never been here in December
I got boots I’ve never worn
Call me your fairweather friend
Kale-fed and city-born
Still I ask myself
Why don’t I live here?
Every blade of grass
And every wildflower
Wasting the whole afternoon
To stare at clouds for hours
Why don’t I live here?
I always said “such a nice place to visit”
I always said I’m gonna miss it when I’m gone
Wide open sky
Where the wind has room to blow
Different from that crowded town
The only one I know
Why, why, why don’t I live here?
Sitting at the table
Playing majors and minors
You can always find me at the Holiday diner
Why don’t I live here?
Why don’t I live here?
Why don’t I live here?
Back so many times
I’ve used up all my rhymes
Why don’t I live here?
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28. |
Still Bridge
03:36
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I cross the riptides when I’m sleeping
Passage granted behind my eyes
Footsteps speak beyond these waters
Steel diamonds in the dark
Pieces lost in days that break
Air is idle, my body shakes
Loneliness has yielded peace
Stillness moves inside of me
Bearings roll to meet the thunder
As it stands, I start to freeze
Moments born amidst the plunder
Dress themselves as memories
Pieces lost in days that break
Swift surrender to us at stake
Loneliness has yielded peace
In prison, watchmen set me free
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29. |
Holiday
03:08
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All this chaos and you’re caught in the middle
Wasting your best years on a second-hand dream
Hoping the pressure gonna give just a little
Before you know it you’ll be breathing easy
If you’re spinning stories in the dead of night
A stream of static with no end in sight
I know this world can be a troublin’ place
Give me a call
Anytime
You want a holiday
Sometimes it feels like it won’t get any better
It’s alright to just take your time
Put down your bat, honey, pick up a feather
Get it all out then leave it behind
If you’re spinning stories in the dead of night
A stream of static with no end in sight
I know this world can be a troublin’ place
Give me a call
Anytime
You want a holiday
Give me a call
Anytime
You want a holiday
Well, we all fall apart
And we all been broken hearted
Lord knows, I’ll be there again
The storms keep comin’
But I will tell you somethin’
I’ll always give you shelter, my friend, my friend
If you’re spinning stories in the dead of night
A stream of static with no end in sight
I know this world can be a troublin’ place
Give me a call
Anytime
You want a holiday
Give me a call
Anytime
You want a holiday
Give me a call
Anytime
You want a holiday
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30. |
Love Like That
02:43
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I’ve been tossin’ and turning baby
You been haunting all my dreams at night
You been dragging me around a lot lately
And I’m tired of putting up a fight
Oh you get me so high I can’t come down
You get me so high
I can’t it make it stop
Nobody told me I’d be going this crazy
Nobody told me ‘bout a love like that
They been seeing how you look at me baby
They been talking about that heat in your eyes
Under the table ain’t a place to be playing
Hiding in plain site
We ain’t hiiiii- ding nothing
We just high
I can’t make it stop
Nobody told me I’d be going this crazy
Nobody told me ‘bout a love like that
What u gonna do, what u gonna do, what u gonna do, whatcha do with a love like that
What u gonna do, what u gonna do, what u gonna do, whatcha do with a love like that
What u gonna do, what u gonna do, what u gonna do, whatcha do with a love like that
What u gonna do, what u gonna do, what u gonna do, whatcha do with a love like that
Love like that
Out of my league with this baby
‘Cause I ain’t ever done a thing like thas
I keep trying to pretend that it’s nuthin’
But I been lying since that very first kiss
Oh you get me so high I can’t come down
You get me so high
I can’t it make it stop
Nobody told me I’d be going this crazy
Nobody told me bout a love like that
What u gonna do, what u gonna do, what u gonna do, whatcha do with a love like that
What u gonna do, what u gonna do, what u gonna do, whatcha do with a love like that
What u gonna do, what u gonna do, what u gonna do, whatcha do with a love like that
What u gonna do, what u gonna do, what u gonna do, whatcha do with a love like that
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31. |
Light on the Bay
03:00
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I remember the last time that we walked together
And how those lights on the bridge lit up the bay
I held your hand in mine, said that we’d be forever
And you kept singing our song by the light on the bay
The light on the bay, feels like yesterday
The light on the bay, all our memories play
In the light on the bay
I keep walking around like I’m lost in a daydream
I been carrying on but it just ain’t the same
All those memories gone, I still carry you with me (oh yeah)
And I keep singing our song by the light on the bay
The light on the bay, feels like yesterday
The light on the bay, all our memories stay
In the light on the bay
The light on the bay, feels like yesterday
The light on the bay, where all our memories play
I held your hand in mine, said that we’d be forever (oh yeah)
So I keep singing our songs by the light on the bay
So I keep singing our songs by the light on the bay
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32. |
Flow
03:07
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I try to walk away, but you’d only follow me
What can I do to make you see
I just want you to go away
So I’ll walk to the bridge just to clear my mind
Leave all my thoughts and my fears behind
I will let it go
I will FLOW (where the water goes)
I will GO (where the water flows)
I wanna KNOW (what the water knows)
I will FLOW (where the water goes)
I will GO (where the water flows)
I wanna KNOW (what the water knows)
Always talking at me speaking your mind
But God forbid I ever try to speak mine
To tell you truly, it’s really pissing me off
To forget what you did well I’ll run and hide
Ghosts from the past are eating me alive
I will go where the water goes
I will FLOW (where the water goes)
I will GO (where the water flows)
I wanna KNOW (what the water knows)
I will FLOW (where the water goes)
I will GO (where the water flows)
I wanna KNOW (what the water knows)
I will FLOW (where the water goes)
I will GO (where the water flows)
I’m gonna KNOW (what the water knows)
I will FLOW (where the water goes)
I will GO (where the water flows)
I will KNOW (what the water knows)
I will FLOW (where the water goes)
I will GO (where the water flows)
I’m gonna KNOW (what the water knows)
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33. |
Phantom Limb
02:52
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Are you the new person drawn toward me?
To begin with, take warning, I’m not what I seem, existing half in a dream
I am seized by your goodness of spirit
Brushing up against my best judgement, for my heart is hard and sibilant
And I’ll always have my doubts
This reality is wearing thin, I can feel it start to splinter
With half a heart, it’s always grim in winter
Let me hold you as the light grows dim, this heart makes perfect tinder
The pain is here in parts that I have trimmed, just like a phantom limb
Could you ever find me worth trusting?
To continue, you must see, I stand on real ground
Have you not thought, O dreamer,
You are half in and half out?
This reality is wearing thin, I can feel it start to splinter
With half a heart, it’s always grim in winter
Let me hold you as the light grows dim, this heart makes perfect tinder
The pain is here in parts that I have trimmed
You’ll bridge the worlds and I’ll let you in, it will only leave you bitter
The pain is here, in parts that I have trimmed, just like a phantom limb
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34. |
My Setting Sun
03:20
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I hate leaving this town
Who is gonna love me now
Feels like I’m losing ground
But you know I can’t stick around
And I keep losing track
I always want what I can’t have
There’s nothing left to subtract
One step forward, two steps back
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
This bridge is where I belong
You always know that’s where I’ve gone
And I don’t feel like it’s wrong
To go and chase a setting sun
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
Woah, oh, oh
You fell in love with a fantasy
And ended up with a fool like me
But you know there’s no other one
You are mine, my setting sun
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35. |
Crossin' the Line
02:53
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It’s a new day, y’all
Like a fish out of water
Trying to cross the sea
Now I just can’t act on
What I just can’t see
Like a bridge to nowhere
Now it just can’t be
My own imagination, yeah
Won’t set me free
No bridge uncrossable
No dream impossible
Beams of steel and stone and sand
Love’s divine mind in hand
So I called up the courage
I had inside of me
And I took that first step
Toward being free
Now I’ve joined the party
That was thrown for me
And I took my fear
Tossed it in the sea
No bridge uncrossable
No dream impossible
Beams of steel and stone and sand
Love’s divine mind in hand
Tolls and tenders let
No pretenders
Cross
The LINE!
No bridge uncrossable
No dream impossible
Beams of steel and stone and sand
Love’s divine mind in hand
Money spenders
And contenders
Wait
In TIME!
No bridge uncrossable
No dream impossible
Beams of steel and stone and sand
Love’s divine mind in hand
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36. |
Fishbowl
03:23
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Stuck in my head
Nowhere to run
You keep saying
It’s supposed to be fun
Trying to pull me across that bridge
But I can’t even swim
In this fishbowl I’m in
You’re always trying
To take me for a ride (I wish I could)
Close my eyes
And let you drive (I know I should)
Go with you in vs. the world
So simple for you
But I’m a complicated girl
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
I break down in the morning
Same old story
And you’re still by my side
I come down in the evening
I ain’t leaving
I’m just terrified
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo
I break down in the morning
Same old story
And you’re still by my side
I come down in the evening
I ain’t leaving
I’m just terrified
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Stuck in my head
Nowhere to run
You keep saying
It’s supposed to be fun
Trying to pull me across that bridge
But I can’t even swim
In this fishbowl I’m in
In this fishbowl I’m in
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37. |
How You Holdin' Up
02:55
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I’ve been thinkin’ about you
How you holdin’ up
All that you’ve been through
How you holdin’ up
And I know that the rain
Can make you rusty
Well if you need a friend
Then you can trust me
Ooh, aaaah
Ooh, aaaah
We’ve all been crossed
Once or twice
Not everybody
Likes to play nice
I know you’re strong
I know you’re tough
But the traffic’s gettin’ heavy
How you holdin’ up
How you holdin’ up
People always
Try to bring you down
I know I’d be lost
Without you around
Ooh, aaaah
Ooh, aaaah
We’ve all been crossed
Once or twice
Not everybody
Likes to play nice
I know you’re strong
I know you’re tough
But the traffic’s gettin’ heavy
How you holdin’ up
How you holdin’ up
How you holdin’ up
How you holdin’ up
We’ve all been crossed
Once or twice
Not everybody
Likes to play nice
I know you’re strong
I know you’re tough
But the traffic’s getting heavy
How you holdin’ up
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38. |
Goodness Comes
03:59
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A spin of the bottle is how she appeared to me with such clarity
Wizards, witches, and fairy dust, things that were strange to me are my new reality
When I look at her, I see eternity, that’s how she sings to me
Walking in air over the black glass
Goodness comes from all the seeds we’ve planted
And goodness comes from all the songs we play
Goodness seeps through all of her foundations
When she’s in my life, I can’t lose my way
Captured by the neon sign, no vacancy, except for me
She has a way of making me feel like she needs it
Before I arrived I was lost to the daylight, so harsh and bright
But in the peace of the darkness, the world is good to me. I look out and see
She’s walking in air over the black glass
You see, goodness comes from all the seeds we’ve planted
And goodness comes from all the songs we play
Goodness seeps through all of her foundations
When she’s in my life, I, I can’t lose my way.
She tells time to go easy on me
She calls me back, she’s always waiting
Across that bridge her magic still resides
Goodness comes from all the seeds we’ve planted
And goodness comes from all the songs we play
Goodness seeps through all of her foundations
When she’s in my life, I, I can’t lose my way, no
When she’s in my life, I, I can’t lose my way
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39. |
Take Me Home
02:48
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We don’t need no vacation
This holiday is a-shakin’
You know the giants are wakin’
With all the music we’re makin’
We got identification
It’s on the radio station
Gonna make you wanna get naked
Let’s skip the lame conversation
Do you wanna know?
You don’t wanna know
What happens when the sun goes down
Do you wanna know?
I’m gonna let you know
Ooo you’re lookin’ mighty fine
You smell like cherry wine
You taste like ***
Yeah you got me feelin’
Oww I can’t stop now
You got me on lockdown
You hit the spot
C-c-c-come on, take me home
Never seen so much action
Collaboration and passion
Causing quite a commotion
Like an earthquake in the ocean
Can’t get no satisfaction
And so I keep coming back and
You know I’m secretly hopin’
That your door will be open a crack
Do you wanna know?
You don’t wanna know
What happens when the sun goes down
Do you wanna know?
I’m gonna let you know
Ooo you’re lookin’ mighty fine
You smell like cherry wine
You taste like ***
Yeah you got me feelin’
Oww I can’t stop now
You got me on lockdown
You hit the spot
C-c-c-come on, take me home
I wanna steel you away, steel you away, steel you away
I wanna steel you away
Do you wanna know?
You don’t wanna know
You’re lookin’ mighty fine
You smell like cherry wine
You taste like ***
Yeah you got me feelin’
Oww I can’t stop now
You got me on lockdown
You hit the spot
C-c-c-come on, take me
You’re lookin’ mighty fine
You smell like cherry wine
You taste like ***
Yeah you got me feelin’
Oww I can’t stop now
You got me on lockdown
You hit the spot
C-c-c-come on, take me home
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40. |
You Can't Break Me
02:22
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I remember the first time I came to Sturgeon Bay
Rich motherfuckers tryna take our bridge away
Bloody one percenters never gonna beat the crowd
Never gonna win it so you might as well give up now, yeah
You can’t break me
Never gonna shake me
Never gonna bring me down
Devil talking money man ain’t no friend of mine
You’ve taken all you can but we’ll never let you cross the line
Now we got the numbers and you’re gonna hear what I say
Won’t quit, won’t stop, won’t ever fade away
You can’t break me
Never gonna shake me
Never gonna bring me down, yeah
You can’t break me
Never gonna shake me
Never gonna bring me down, yeah
You can’t break me
Never gonna shake me
Never gonna bring me down, yeah
You can’t break me
You can’t break me
You can’t break me down
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41. |
Captain Bridgerto
03:00
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I’m Captain Bridgerto and you must sing me a song
If you cannot
Your life will be gone
In order to cross
This tune must be grand
Or you’ll be trapped on the Island of the Damned
Okay Captain Bridgerto
Have a taste of this
Hear it all, comes the song
Of the man with one extra fist
With one extra fist I’m the bare knuckle boxing champ
Cracking jaws and breaking ribs
I love making bones go snap
The roar of the crowd makes me go bezerk
With the extra fist from god I can do half
More work
I’m taking all my winnings to spend it on a gal
That I heard about from my pirate pal
Well that’s not near good enough
My ears had no delight
Try again my wayward friend
Or this is your last night.
Okay Captain Bridgerto
Here’s my second take
The naughty gal Darcy blue
Madame by the lake
Her eyes red as the devil’s
Her heart was brisket black
She ‘twas not much to looks at
But a hellcat in the sack
You better treat her proper
Never to get her pissed
Or lest you be confronted
By her man with the extra fist
The first night you meet her she’ll make your dreams true
And if she finds you worthy she’ll do the Darcy blue
Darcy blue, Darcy blue I loved you from the moment I saw you
You were sitting at the bar drinking whiskey from a jar
Intoxicated by your sweet perfume
Darcy blue (Darcy blue!), Darcy blue (Darcy blue!) I love the way you commandeer the room For only 50 bits she’ll let you kiss her lips oh how I love you, Darcy blue
That was a little bit better
But still I’m not impressed
I’ll give you one final chance
Or lay your soul to rest
Okay Captain Bridgerto
This one is a smash
Here’s the story of the taco pirate Lumberjack Cash
No parrot on his shoulder just a giant taco bat
Pillaging the plunderous in every port he’s at
His mighty woody axe swings longly to and fro
You know he’s had your good wife if she’s splintered down below
The only thing finer than a taco in the hand
To eat and drink and forn and fight with Darcy and her man
You tales have touched me deeply
Before you can go on.
I acquiesce to one last request that you play another song
Then you may continue
Traveling on through
I want to hear the Steel Bridge classic “Whiskey and a Brew”
When I drink I only drink of two
Let’s have a drink now!!
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