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Hold On
02:44
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Whoa… whoa… whoa
Out with my honey for a Sunday drive
We’ll take the bridge, sakes alive
I don’t know, dear, it’s so damn old
Oh not to worry, it’s good as gold
Remember that time when the circus crossed?
Oh come on now, just two bears lost
But Old Maid Pickle went into the bay
Nobody liked her anyway
She’s been standing since ‘31
Used to be the strongest gal under the sun
Girders are bendin’ and the rivets are popped
We’re on the deck and we can’t stop
Hold on (Jiminy Cricket), hold on (Gallopin’ Gertie), hold on (Buckle up, baby)
Hold on, baby, she won’t let us down
Say there honey that’s a steep incline
Now, don’t worry darlin’ we’ll be fine
But the bridge is up and the mouth is wide
I’ll gun it good to the other side
Oh dear lord we’re in midair
Well then flap your wings, I don’t care!
There goes the bear, Miss Pickle too
Oh, we’ll fly right over just me and you!
She’s been standin’ since ‘31
Used to be the strongest gal under the sun
Cables are strong and the paint is bright
We made it over and we’re out of sign
Hold on (Ahhha!), hold on (I got it, I got it, I got it), hold on (Watch out, honey!)
Hold on, baby, she won’t let us
Hold on (Grind my gears), hold on (Ahhh!), hold on (Double Dutch it)
Hold on baby she won’t let us down
No, no
Hold on baby she won’t let us down
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2. |
House Of Song
02:38
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Figuring the distance in between
Here and where you’re supposed to be
The price of gas keeps going up
I’ve got to get back home no matter what
Little toy planes are flyin’
Little toy cars are drivin’ along
I feel like I am finally
Home in the house of song
In the house of song
Gathering the change lost in my car
Tethering a thread from star to star
An arrow points to the Northern Lights
St. Christopher, keep me safe tonight
Take me from one place to another
Little toy planes are flyin’
Little toy cars are drivin’ along
I feel like I am finally
Home in the house of song
In the house of song
Home in the house of song
In the house of song
In the house of song
In the house of song
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3. |
Luck And A Kiss
02:59
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I need a bridge
I need a bridge
Sure can’t beat this …
I need a bridge
To get me on my way
I need a song
I need a song
It has been just way too long
I need a song
That makes me wanna sing
A song and a bridge
…all to forget
All these things always
A song and a bridge
And I’ll be on my way
I need a kiss
I need a kiss
I need some big fat lovely kiss
I need a kiss
Kiss, kiss me on my way
I need some luck
I need some luck
Not in so much just enough
I need some luck
Send me luck and on my way
Luck and a kiss
Lips on a wish
…not a memory sure to miss
Luck and a kiss
The fan…
Luck and a kiss
Lips on a wish
Not a memory sure to miss
Luck and a kiss
The fan…
Song and a bridge
…all to forget
…fade these things away
Song and a bridge
Bring me back someday
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Rivets
03:10
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This is a story of a man I know from Crivitz
He walked across the bridge and tried to count the rivets
And when he lost count about the halfway mark
He had to start over with a flashlight in the dark
The rivets in the dark did a number on his head
They made some creepy bumpy shadows and his batteries went dead
The moon wasn’t shinin’ and he didn’t want to fail
He shimmied up the girders and he counted them like brail
17,721, 17,722, 17,723
I think you get the gist of this
It’s not trigonometry
Some people say that Mr. Crivitz is a fool
But can you learn about the water if you don’t jump in the pool
You can go online to get the job done
But if you Google everything you do, you miss out on the fun
17,721, 17,722, 17,723
I think you get the gist of this
Would you get the spider off of me
17,721, 17,722, 17,723
I think you get the gist of this
I think somebody’s texting me
This is a story of a man I know from Crivitz
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5. |
Moscato
04:19
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Moscato le baco… (Italian)
I walked down to the water
And what did I find
I walked down to the water
And now I’m fishin’, fishin’, fishin’ for the right word
For the right word
Wine and … and you holdin’ my hand
I don’t know where I stand
If you ask me, I will say
On this lovely night, you melt me with your words
…
Your love will be mine
Moscato le baco… (Italian)
I walked down to the water
And what did I find
I walked down to the water
And now I’m fishin’, fishin’, fishin’ for the right word
For the right word
The right word
(Italian)
You’ll be mine
Moscato le baco… (Italian)
I walked down to the water
And what did I find
I walked down to the water
And now I’m fishin’, fishin’, fishin’ for the right word
For the right word
The right word
Your love will be mine
Your love will be mine
Your love will be mine
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6. |
So Far
03:04
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So far
I have come to
Retreat from beneath you
That’s why I’ve learned
Let it roll
I was to down and out to
Compare the notes within you
And now I just say
Let it roll
I see the light, my dear
You won’t get the best of me here
I like when I have things
To say just like the bird sings
You take my tongue, I let it roll
Kiss me and forsake me
You think that you can break me
My god carries the weights
Let it roll
I see the light, my dear
And you won’t get the best of me here
I see the light, my dear
You won’t get the best of me here
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Imposition
04:07
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There was a bridge, there was a man
He had a woman, they had a plan
There was a bridge, there was a man
He had a woman, they had a plan
They had a friend, to give ‘em a ride
They had a boat, on the other side
They had a friend, to give ‘em a ride
They had a boat, on the other side
Walked into the bank, at quarter to five
And in her pocket, was a 45
Walked into the bank, at quarter to five
And in her pocket, was a 45
By five o’clock, they had the loot
They had to drive real fast, and they had to shoot
By five o’clock, they had the loot
They had to drive real fast, and they had to shoot
About the time they began their mission
The bridge got stuck in the up position
It was a major imposition
You can get away, but not for long
I guess that’s the moral, of this little song
You can get away, but not for long
And that’s the moral, of this little song
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8. |
The Devil Is Not Kind
03:28
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*Italian*
Twenty-four times I’ve crossed that bridge
I find myself right here
Twenty-four times I’ve crossed that bridge
But the devil found me there
I banged across the bridge in the daytime
I screamed across the bridge in the night
I tried to cross that bridge so many times
She brought out the demon and the devil is not kind
*Italian*
My baby had another girl
Lips were stained with wine
I saw them through the bedroom door
Her kisses were not mine
I banged across the bridge in the daytime
I screamed across the bridge in the night
I tried to cross that bridge so many times
She brought out the demon and the devil is not kind
*Italian*
He reached out for his pistol
It was layin’ on the ground
But I’d already drawn my gun
And shot my baby down
I banged across the bridge in the daytime
I screamed across the bridge in the night
I tried to cross that bridge so many times
She brought out the demon and the devil is not kind
I banged across the bridge in the daytime
I screamed across the bridge in the night
I tried to cross that bridge so many times
She brought out the demon and the devil is not kind
She brought out the demon and the devil is not kind
She brought out the demon and the devil is not kind
No, no
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9. |
Rise For You
02:29
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Touchtone
Around the county timezone
Expand
That absent timin’ dreamin’
Dead…
I wanna be disease free
Heal me
Rise for you
Alive for you
Postpone
Our unperfected backbone
Renewed
A sickness you can … through
Busted
Been broken down, mistrusted
Risin’
Rise for you
Alive for you
Rise for you
Yeahhh
Alive for you
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10. |
The End
02:49
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The drawbridge is up, and I’m stuck right here
Just what’s goin’ on ain’t exactly clear
I guess I can’t go nowhere ‘til the bridge goes down
So I’m outta my car and I’m lookin’ around
There just ain’t a whole lot to see
I can’t see where I’m goin’, only where I been
I know that this ain’t no big catastrophe
But I really can’t imagine the end
Well, we moved in together, now I’m stuck right here
The tv is on and I just got another beer
She went to bed without invitin’ me
So one more beer is about all I think this is gonna be
What the hell happened to my lady love
Don’t feel like her lover, better feel like a friend
Once we were just so crazy much in love
I really can’t imagine the end
I really can’t imagine the end
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11. |
Beautiful Me
03:22
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I’ve been up and I’ve been down
I gave it all in this old town
I know you tried to tear me down
But I’m still standing tall and proud
I swallowed pride and other things
I open wide and spread my wings
So this is what my true love brings
I dream too much and talk too loud
Is it so hard to see
All the beauty in me
Have I ever let you drown
You say I’m old and suck you dry
My time has come I need to die
Staying strong, I’m staying high
I’m mad as hell and you know why
There ain’t no way they’re takin’ me
Deconstructin’ breakin’ me
All your talk ain’t shakin’ me
Is it so hard to see
All the beauty in me
Have I ever let you drown
Is it so hard to see
All the beauty in me
Have I ever let you drown
Is it so hard to see
All the beauty in me
Have I ever let you drown
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12. |
Till It's Gone
02:38
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I didn’t want you
But I guess I need you
I didn’t see you
While I was waiting for you
You made me an offer
And I refused it
Still I can’t stand to lose it
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
Until it’s gone, until it’s gone
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
Until it’s gone, until it’s gone
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
I had the answer
Before the question
Please forgive me
If I fail to mention
I have to have you
Only when you’re allusive
Easy come so I couldn’t use you
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
Until it’s gone, until it’s gone
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
Until it’s gone, until it’s gone
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
I had a plan (I don’t want you)
Simple and true (but I need you)
I had a plan (I don’t need you)
Simple and true (but I want you)
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
Until it’s gone, until it’s gone
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
Until it’s gone, until it’s gone
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone
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13. |
Two Bridges
03:25
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Goin’ one place off into another
On the way somethin’s yet to be discovered
Stones like roses, diamonds in the dew
Don’t matter what you see, it’s what it means to you
When the sun goes down and the night unravels
We’re only as noble as the road we travel
The path leads you down to the water
One bridge mother, one bridge daughter
One bridge old and one bridge new
How do you know which one to choose
When the sun goes down and the night unravels
We’re only as noble as the road we travel
And when the sun goes down and the night unravels
We’re only as noble as the road we travel
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