Bridges Over Pittsburgh

[INTRO – HARMONICA] [SOFT, LONELY HARMONICA] [BUBBA – SPOKEN] Every bridge has two sides. And every man has a road he has to cross. [VERSE 1 – BUBBA] I stood beneath the bridges where the river meets the town, Watched the morning sunlight turn the water golden brown. Steel rising toward the heavens, stone beneath my feet, Pittsburgh’s old bridges make the city feel complete. [VERSE 2 – DARLENE] I’ve watched the people crossing, going somewhere new, Carrying their hopes and dreams like everybody does too. Some are headed toward tomorrow, Some are looking back, But every bridge reminds us there’s always another path. [CHORUS – BOTH] Bridges over Pittsburgh, Standing strong and true, Holding up the city like old friends always do. Over every river, Through the rain and snow, They connect the places that we need to know. Bridges over Pittsburgh, Carry me across, From where I’ve been to where I’m going, No matter what I’ve lost. [HARMONICA – GENTLE FILL] [VERSE 3 – BUBBA] There’s a bridge between a father and the son he wants to know, A bridge between forgiveness and the places we won’t go. There’s a bridge between the past and the man you want to be, And sometimes crossing over takes a little bravery. [VERSE 4 – DARLENE] There’s a bridge between a sorrow and a reason to believe, A bridge between the person you were yesterday and the person you can be. You don’t have to stay where your hardest days have been, Sometimes all it takes is one more step again. [CHORUS – BOTH] Bridges over Pittsburgh, Standing strong and true, Holding up the city like old friends always do. Over every river, Through the rain and snow, They connect the places that we need to know. Bridges over Pittsburgh, Carry me across, From where I’ve been to where I’m going, No matter what I’ve lost. [HARMONICA SOLO] [EMOTIONAL BLUES HARMONICA] [BRIDGE – CALL & RESPONSE] [BUBBA] What’s on the other side? [DARLENE] A new beginning. [BUBBA] What’s behind us? [DARLENE] The lessons. [BUBBA] What’s beneath us? [DARLENE] The river. [BUBBA] What’s ahead? [BOTH] The road. [VERSE 5 – BUBBA] So I’ll cross another bridge before the day is through, I’ll leave a little yesterday where the old road once ran true. And if I see the river, I’ll stop and watch it flow, Because Pittsburgh taught me some things you need to know. [VERSE 6 – BOTH] You can’t stop the river, You can’t stop the years, You can’t erase the heartache, You can’t outrun your fears. But you can cross that bridge, You can choose another way, You can wake up in the morning and start again today. [FINAL CHORUS – FULL] Bridges over Pittsburgh, Standing strong and true, Holding up the city like old friends always do. Over every river, Through the rain and snow, They connect the places that we need to know. Bridges over Pittsburgh, Carry me across, From where I’ve been to where I’m going, No matter what I’ve lost. [FINAL YODEL] Yodel-ay-ee… Yodel-ay-oh… [DARLENE] Keep crossing. [YODEL – BUBBA] Yodel-ay-ee… Yodel-ay-ay… [OUTRO – SPOKEN] [BUBBA] You know, Darlene… [DARLENE] What? [BUBBA] Maybe the bridge ain’t there to remind us where we came from. [DARLENE] What is it there for? [BUBBA] To remind us we can always get somewhere else. [HARMONICA – SOFT FINAL MELODY] [SFX: River water beneath a distant bridge] [BUBBA – QUIET] Keep moving. [FADE OUT]