Bridge

You called me up on the phone today

Struggling with the right words to say

Time can change a thing or two

Time has changed the lives of me and you

But you know... it could have been different, dad

The word brings back a sweet memory

I'm sitting on a bluff on a broken tree

By my side a distinguished man

Giving me encouragement, telling me I can

And you know... you're not there

You say, "Son, let's forget the past,

I want another chance, gonna make it last."

You're begging me for a brand new start

Trying to mend a bridge that's been blown apart

But you know... you never built it, dad

And so I sit here through the night

And I write myself to sleep

And time keeps ticking...

Time has made you finally realize

Your loneliness and your guilt inside

You're reaching for something you never had

Turning around now you're looking back

And you know... I'm not there

You say, "Son, let's forget the past,

I want another chance, gonna make it last."

You're begging me for a brand new start

Trying to mend a bridge that's been blown apart

But you know... you never built it, dad

You never built it, dad

You never built it, dad

You never built it, dad

You never built it, dad