BRIDGE OF SIGHS

Ralph McTell

You say, too much water has gone under the bridge by now.
I said that bridges are all that’s left for us now.
Each side of the river, the city is burning
There is no turning back.
Oh, what else can I say?
There’s no loss of face
And nothing’s betrayed
There’s no disgrace
In meeting on the bridge.

You’ll have to trust me,
Don’t bring any, any of them so-called friends.
And everyone’s talking, they soon start shouting
And we all know how that one ends.
You say in daylight, I say the nighttime
Let’s meet in the twilight zone.
Oh, don’t be afraid
You’ll come to no harm
Nothing’s betrayed
We’ll both be unarmed
And both of us must come alone.

Chorus: Bridge of sighs
It’s a compromise
Does anyone get what they really wish?
A handshake, a heartbreak
Maybe a parting with a kiss.
Ah, don’t be afraid
There is no disgrace
No one’s betrayed
There’s no loss of face
In meeting on the bridge.

Repeat chorus

The river runs red
The air is smoking
And the flames burn higher and higher
The numbers of dead
Are like beads of sweat
And they can never put out this fire.
The ones who are left
Must not be swept away
On this river of death.
So I’ll meet you halfway
There is no disgrace
What more can I say?
There’s no loss of face
We must meet on the bridge.