1. |
Monument
03:13
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Wake up and put your uniform on
Hardshelled hat and heavy duty gloves
And please be careful out there, darlin’
Building bridges is a brave man’s work
You know one day you’ll be in history
People will walk upon the steel you mold
Things like these they just don’t fall apart
No matter how fragile and how old
And our children will carry on
What you started here today
And I know everyone involved
Will have nothing but good things to say
About the monument
We built for them
Don’t worry there, it’s an easy job
And I’ll be home before you know
All I need is my kerosene torch
With your love I can’t go wrong
Where I stand I see the sun come up
Across the water it fills my soul
I tell you, dear, the bridge is strong
And someday you’ll see what I saw
And our children will carry on
What you started here today
And I know everyone involved
Will have nothing but good things to say
About the monument
We built for them
About
The monument
We built for them
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2. |
Not Right Now
04:10
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Woke up this mornin’ and you weren’t around
Somebody told me that they tore you down
And there ain’t no one left
To cut you any slack
All outta cigarettes
Yeah, you’re flat broke
Finally told you this was all a joke
And they’re laughin’ at you
Behind your back
I wanna love you but I don’t know how
I wanna change just not right now
I wanna love you but I don’t know how
I wanna change just not right now
Kick you down, build you up
Into somethin’ you are not
We could leave without a trace
But I know you won’t
I don’t mind
If you stay
I can’t help but feel this way
I’m leavin’ tonight
Even if you don’t
I wanna love you but I don’t know how
I wanna change just not right now
I wanna love you but I don’t know how
I wanna change just not right now
It’s gettin’ late now honey I’ve got to go
A little whiskey and a couple more shows
Crossin’ bridges and some railroad tracks
The difference this time is I ain’t comin’ back
I wanna love you but I don’t know how
I wanna change just not right now
I wanna love you but I don’t know how
I wanna change just not right now
I wanna love you but I don’t know how
I wanna change just not right now
I wanna love you but I don’t know how
I wanna change just not right now
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3. |
Songbird
03:33
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In a house on a hill
Lived a woman who had finally learned to sit still
Growing up, you couldn’t keep her feet on the ground
But she found a songbird that finally settled her down
Now she sits in the house and prays
While the songbird’s out building bridges all day
So soon they can leave the house where it is
With every mile, said the songbird, I will give you a kiss
From me, from me, from me, from me
But she sits at the window and cries
Crystals fall heavy out of the lids of her eyes
Because she thinks someday she will root like a tree
And when the songbird goes, she won’t be able to be
With him, with him, with him, him, with him, him, him
But a bridge outta sticks won’t be strong
And one day soon an iron man will come along
He will build a bridge strong outta steel
And humble the songbird will fly away from the hill
From here, from here, from here, here, from here, from here
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4. |
Water Wide
03:36
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I once was a noble king
You remember well
You never lacked for anything
Until the fortune fell
Fortune is a fickle friend
A fickle enemy as well
And heaven knew not so many leagues
From the precipice of hell
Don’t you leave me stranded here
On the other side
Won’t you lead me to your shore
Over water wide
All my love
Water wide
Water wide
All my love
Water wide
And if you were to stay with me
I would rise again
And to our love I would erect
An immortal monument
Without a word being ever heard
It would sing of all your treasures
It would open wide and let inside
Ships laden for your pleasure
Don’t you leave me stranded here
As so many have
My faithful man disbanded here
Left for distant lands
All my love
Distant lands
Distant lands
All my love
Distant lands
Don’t you leave me stranded here
On the other side
Won’t you lead me to your shore
Over water wide
All my love
Water wide
Water wide
All my love
Water wide
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5. |
Build Us A Bridge
03:12
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6. |
Concrete And Steel
02:55
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We’re outta this town of steel
Concrete and steel
To me
And to you
We’re outta this town of steel
The flesh and bone
And blood
Blood is the river run through
Now so many years have passed
I return to sing my song
In my head dreams with the memories
Of things gone right and things gone wrong
I said outta this town of steel
Concrete and steel
To me
And to you
Yeah we’re outta this town of steel
The flesh and bone
And blood
Blood is the river run through
Carry me
Carry me home
Carry me
Carry me home
Carry me
Carry me home
Carry me
Carry me home
I said carry me
Carry me home
Yeah carry me
Carry me home
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7. |
Leavin' It All Behind
03:36
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When I just wanna throw it all away
In my ride on the way up to the bay
Where the highway’s goin’
Where the wind is blowin’
Now at last I know
Where I wanna go
And I’m feelin’ like I’m leavin’ it all behind me
And it’s all so far away
All the way up here
Nothin’ to remind me
And I’m finally on my way
Things just got so hey out of hand
Need a change
Everything’s just the same to me, to me
But now I’m feelin’ stronger
‘Cause I’m headed for it
Now it won’t be long
And now I’m on my way
Now I’m feelin’ like I’m leavin’ it all behind me
And it’s all so far away
All the way up here
Nothin’ to remind me
And I’m finally on my way
Yeah
Now I’m feelin’ like I’m leavin’ it all behind me
And it’s all so far away
All the way up here
Nothin’ to remind me
And I’m finally on my way
And I’m finally on my way
And I’m finally on my way
And I’m finally on my way
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8. |
Silver Span
03:38
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The cardboard box
That they made for us
It is not a home
Plastic beams just hold it up
And tear cathedrals down
Pay no mind to the wrecking ball
It’s not there at all
They all came just to watch it fall
There’s no wrecking ball
I can see silver span in the sun
Can’t you see silver span in the sun
There’s the suit that sold her out
With a breezy smile
He would trade all the time away
For a nickel and a dime
We’re pounding nails into the tires
And the trucks stood still
When they send another, we’ll do the same
We hold our breath and dodge the cars
Whoa
We’ll jump the rail into the stars
I can see silver span in the sun
Can’t you see silver span in the sun
Can’t you see silver span in the sun
Can’t you see silver span in the sun
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9. |
Twirl
02:34
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Stuck in my head and there’s nothing inside
Don’t appear drains directly to the river and the tide and the fish and the seagulls might die
From the plastic bag from the Cheetos that you’re eating
What’d you say
I can’t hear you there’s a Harley going by
It’s gone could you tell me that again
By the way you’re really cute, I like that freckle in your eye
Nobody else is around
And we walk through an empty downtown
And I see the bridge go up and down in your eyes
And we twirl
And we twirl
I’m heading down Michigan and turning on First
I feel a burning thirst
I’m in luck there are more guitars than cars in the parking lot
I think it’s gonna be delicious
Got a smoke
No I quit a couple weeks ago
That smells really good but there’s something you should know
It makes me antisocial and I have to go and hide in my room by myself all alone
Nobody else is around
And we walk through an empty downtown
And I see the bridge go up and down in your eyes
And we twirl
And we twirl
La la la la la la
Nobody else is around
And we walk through an empty downtown
And I see the bridge go up and down in your eyes
And we twirl
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10. |
Door County Girl
03:39
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When you hold me, baby, I feel like a bird sittin’ in your hand
And even when I don’t say nothin’, you still understand
And after everything I’ve done
You still tell me I’m the one
But I know I’d be nothin’ if it wasn’t for my
Door County girl
Keep me in your world
Door County girl
I come home and you’re still up
You know I’m feeling blue
Whiskey in a coffee cup
A cigarette for two
We’ll walk outside, the moon is bright
The steel bridge is bathed in light
And I know everything’s alright
When I’m with my
Door County girl
Keep me in your world
Door County girl
Keep me in your world
All the pain and all the fears
All the bruises and all the tears
Well they just disappear
Darlin’ when I hold you near
And all I ever want is to be here right now
Door County girl
Keep me in your world
Door County girl
Keep me in your world
Door County girl
Keep me in your world
Door County girl
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11. |
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Ever since Judy was a kid
Judy, Judy, Judy, Judy loved the bridge
Now they wanna take it away
And I can’t hear my Judy say
“Don’t take, take, take my bridge away
Take, take, take, take, take it today
Don’t take my bridge away”
Johnny pulled up
Traffic got stuck
Sittin’ there waitin’ in his old pickup
Lit a cigarette
Kinda lost his head
Then he started screamin’
This is what he said
He’s waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge
Waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge
Yeah let’s go
I hate to see my Judy cry
So please, please, please, please tell me why
Why the bridge had to go
Tell me why ‘cause I need to know
Don’t take, take, take my bridge away
Take, take, take, take, take it today
Don’t take my bridge away
Jeanne was stopped
Got into her car
Headin’ downtown to the Nautical Bar
Bangin’ on the dashboard
Beatin’ on a drum
Screamin’ in the front seat
Coughin’ up a lung
She’s waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge
Waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge
Judy loves the bridge
Judy loves the bridge
Judy, Judy, Judy, Judy, Judy loves the bridge
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh oh
Don’t take my bridge away
Mister James Brown
Comin’ through town
In a green Cadillac with the top pulled down
Gotta make the show
Really gotta go
I don’t gotta tell you
‘Cause everybody knows
He’s waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge
Waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge
Waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge
Waitin’ for the, waitin’ for the uh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh oh
Don’t take my bridge away
Don’t take, take, take my bridge away
Take, take, take, take, take it today
Don’t take my bridge away
Don’t take my bridge away
Waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh oh
Don’t take my bridge away
Don’t take my bridge away
Waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge, waitin’ for the bridge
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12. |
There Is An Answer
03:03
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Man has the power
To raise a bridge made of steel and stone
Oh man has the power
To wade into the water all alone
Only love can heal the heart that’s broken
And turn this hurting planet back as one
Only God can build a bridge in my heart
Strong enough to carry me back home
Oh man has the power
To raise a bridge made of steel and stone
Oh man has the power
To wade into the water all alone
Only love can heal the heart that’s broken
And turn this hurting planet back as one
Only God can build a bridge in my heart
Strong enough to carry me back home
There is an answer
There is an answer
There is an answer
There is an answer
Only God can build a bridge in my heart
Strong enough to carry me back home
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13. |
Party On The Bridge
05:00
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I’m sayin’ party on the bridge tonight
Party on the bridge tonight
We don’t care if we fall into the water
We’ll do it again with the county clerk’s daughter
Party on the bridge tonight
You’ve got to run on home, tell your brother and your sister
There’s a party on the bridge tonight
Traffic’s blocked, forget about it mister
Party on the bridge tonight
Bringin’ the noise from the neighborhood
And watch us mobilize like you think we should
At the party on the bridge tonight
If they try to shut us down
At the party on the bridge tonight
Chase them off with that mighty sound
At the party on the bridge tonight
Tell your daddy to bring his money
Put on your dress and your makeup honey
Party on the bridge tonight
Party on the bridge tonight
Party on the bridge tonight
Don’t need no cops here playing God
At the party on the bridge tonight
Pushin’ ‘em back like a riot sound
At the party on the bridge tonight
It don’t matter if you’re black or brown
When you’re standin’ on the eve of gettin’ it on
At the party on the bridge tonight
Party on the bridge tonight
I’m sayin’ party on the bridge tonight
Party on the bridge tonight
Party on the bridge tonight
Party
Party
Party
Party
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14. |
The Bridge
03:42
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Well I woke up this morning, the bridge was still there
Thank God for small favors
‘Cause I had a dream that she’d crumbled in air
Despite my best efforts to save her
So I put on the coffee, I poured me a cup
I read through the papers until you woke up
I tried to remember when that was enough
This river runs deep as it flows out to sea
It cuts a fierce channel between you and me
There’d be no way across, no way around
Lest these bridges come down
We sank our foundation a long time ago
Yeah, we worked with our hands both together
Laid the strongest of tires on the pillars below
Thought they would last us forever
But time tests the limits of the load we can bear
And each rusty girder’s in need of repair
The paint chips away, surface lays bare
And the river runs deep as it flows out to sea
It cuts a fierce channel between you and me
There’d be no way across, no way around
Lest these bridges come down
What should we do
To see this through
Men were amazed
Between me and you
‘Cause the river runs deep as it flows out to sea
It cuts a fierce channel between you and me
There’d be no way across, no way around
Lest these bridges come down
Comes down
I woke up this morning
The bridge was still there
Thank heaven for small favors
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15. |
Deal With The Devil
04:10
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You don’t have to make a deal with the devil
You don’t have to make a deal with the devil
To get what you want
To get what you want
That money you want
What does it really buy
That woman you want
She’s only gonna make me cry
And it’s the God that you want
And I’ll tell you why
You just have to pray, just pray
‘Til you don’t want it quite so much
Just pray, just pray
‘Til you don’t want it quite so much
Just pray, just pray
‘Til you don’t
Want it quite so much
You don’t have to take a deal with the devil
You don’t have to take a deal with the devil
To get what you want
To get what you want
That something you need
It’s only gonna sting you
That fame that you seek
What’s it gonna win you
And it’s the peace that you want
And it’s the love within you
It’s the love within you
You just have to pray, to pray
‘Til you don’t want it just so much
Just pray, just pray
‘Til you don’t need it quite so much
Just pray, just pray
‘Til you don’t need it quite so much
Just pray, just pray
‘Til you don’t
Need it quite so much
No you don’t
Need it quite so much
It’s the love within you (x8)
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16. |
Pissin' In The Shadows
03:16
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17. |
Our Lost Goodbye
04:17
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I made a promise
To love and be honest
To you, my sweet memory
Until the age of nine
I was yours and you were mine
The broken boughs of others
Had carried you away
Now I’m the bridgetender
Just hoping you remember
That game we used to play
Where we’d dream that we’d get married
On the bow of that old ferry
So I’m hoping you will find the place where we’d say our lost goodbye
I’ve made a fine success here
But my house up on the hill
Stands as empty as my heart
When my mother drove so fast that day
The love we had was torn away
I’ve had years of sleepless nights
Rehearsing words I’d say to you
So I tell the bartender
All the sweet things I remember
About the games we used to play
That they’d raise that bridge for us
Like we were so important
That bridge might be the place where we could find our lost goodbye
I’ve spent years
With this heartache
Always watching for a sign
Once again you’d be mine
So imagine my amazement
The day your eyes returned my gaze
Holy shit, I realized
That I forgot your name
So why did we hold on
To a dream that is gone
After all, we were only nine years old
Even though I’m sure you’re nice
I just can’t believe that I spent my life
Pining over someone I don’t know
So here we’ll play our final game
You’ll raise that bridge, and you’ll sail away
While the traffic stops and the people wave
And the whistle blows for the big parade
And the governor calls it a holiday
And everyone stands just to hear us say
Hey, it’s nice to see you
Yeah, you too, take care
And that’s
Our last
Goodbye
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18. |
C'est Noyé
03:10
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Il y a de l'eau autour de moi
et sous le pont je m'assoie
toutes les heures le pont se leve
et les bateaux vivent leurs reves
Et ils nagent, comme des poissons
sans frontiere, sur cette terre ronde
sur la mer, il y a le vent, le soleil
et si j'ai du mal, c'est noye, c'est noye
Je vais sauter sur un bateau
hisse ces voiles allez go,
defais les noeuds qui me retiennent,
prends le volant capitaine
Et je nage, comme un poisson
sans frontiere, sur cette terre ronde
sur la mer, il y a le vent, le soleil
et si j'ai du mal, c'est noye, c'est noye
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19. |
Mistress Of The Devil
02:53
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I’ve been the mistress of the devil
Ever since you came around
And I’ve been in and outta trouble
And it’s all around the town
When you told me you’d never leave me
You were nowhere to be found
Now I’m standin’ on the steel bridge
Lookin’ up and down here for a fight
And there’s a whiskey river flowin’
Let it carry me away into the night
Only a soldier can save me
But there’s no soldier in sight
You left me stranded on the drawbridge again
I’m tryin’ to find a way but you won’t let me in
If this was made of wood I’d burn the whole thing down
Maybe you might notice me when I’m not around
You left me stranded on the drawbridge again
I’m tryin’ to find a way but you won’t let me in
If this was made of wood I’d burn the whole thing down
Maybe you might notice me when I’m not around
So I’m the mistress of the devil
And it was all part of the plan
And I must stay with him forever
Oh, he’s the only one who understands
When I needed someone to save me
Oh, he was the only one lovin’ man
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20. |
Maximum Weight
03:11
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21. |
Whose Side You On
03:28
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22. |
Too Long
03:50
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I’m old and I’m rusty
Been called a monstrosity
I’m old and I’m rusty
I been called a monstrosity
Worn out and I’m tired
I’m not what I used to be
Been neglected and abused now for so long
Even when I’m feelin’ alright
There’s somethin’ wrong
No matter what I do
Some people wanna tear me down
No matter what I do
Some people wanna tear me down
I don’t know what happened
I used to be the talk of town
My heart’s cold as steel
I don’t give a damn about you
My heart’s as cold as steel
I don’t give a damn about you
Just gonna keep doing my own thing
No matter what you do
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23. |
Petrified Sea Horses
03:11
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24. |
Spinning
02:59
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What must I do to leave this place
There’s no road that I can see
No rivers, no bridges, just empty space
Nothing to rescue me
I’m spinning
Just spinning
Even gravity can’t hold me down
I’m spinning
Just spinning
Lights in the distance
Are they up or down
Remember a time when I cared
I’m better off drifting on my own
So much safer here
Spinning
Just spinning
Even gravity can’t hold me down
I’m spinning
Just spinning
There’s a smile on my face
So sweet is the taste of love
There’s a smile on my face
So sweet is the taste of love
There’s a smile on my face
So sweet is the taste of love
There’s a smile on my face
So sweet is the taste of love
There’s a smile on my face
So sweet is the taste of love
There’s a smile on my face
So sweet is the taste of love
There’s a smile on my face
So sweet is the taste of love
There’s a smile on my face
So sweet is the taste of love
There’s a smile on my face
So sweet is the taste of love
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25. |
Lowdown Angel
04:05
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26. |
Push You Off the Bridge
03:34
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We’ve been together for so long (Oooh)
We had several happy years (Oooh)
Who’d’ve thought that it would go so wrong (Oooh)
Things’ve gotten really weird
(One!) You still call your mother mommy (Oooh)
(Two!) And you phone her twice a day (Oooh)
(Three!) And your cat peed on my laundry (Oooh)
(Four!) And my birthday’s not in May
I’m gonna push you, shove you, just for the thrill
And if the fall don’t catch you, the fishes will
Push you, shove you, just for the thrill
And if the fall don’t catch you, the fishes will (uh-huh)
(Five!) The grody noises when you chew, ew (Oooh)
(Six!) Your smelly socks on every floor, and what’s more (Oooh)
(Seven!) And your grout is green with mildew (Oooh)
I just can’t take it anymore
I’m gonna push you, shove you, just for the thrill
And if the fall don’t catch you, the fishes will
Push you, shove you, just for the thrill
And if the fall don’t catch you, the fishes will (uh-huh)
Oh you’ll sleep with the fishes
Because you really piss me
Off!
Mama let’s go to the water (Oooh)
There’s something waiting there for you
Come on, honey
I’m gonna push you, shove you, just for the thrill
And if the fall don’t catch you, the fishes will
Push you, shove you, just for the thrill
And if the fall don’t catch you, the fishes will (uh-huh)
Push you, shove you, just for the thrill
And if the fall don’t catch you, the fishes will (uh-huh)
Push you, shove you, just for the thrill
And if the fall don’t catch you, the fishes will
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27. |
Dreamland
06:21
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