“Bridges”

Lyrics by Aaron Coyner

 

Lights fade on the freeway

There’s no place left to turn

Next rest stop is 50 miles

I have no gas to burn

Ominous clouds roll in

Stranded in the rain

Can’t do the things I need to now

Just locked up from the pain

I knew I should have listened

So she could help me mend

But now I’m out here by myself

Twisting in the wind

 

I walk alone in darkness

Life’s shattered in the cold

Have I burned all my bridges?

At 24 years old

 

Lord, I don’t ask for much

But I need you to shine your light

Please help me to find my path

To safety on this night

I know I made mistakes in my life

For which I’ll have to pay

But can I please be allowed

To go on for one more day?

 

The silence deafens

And my hopes grow arctic cold

Have I burned down all my bridges?

At 24 years old

 

A light appears to bring me back

To the reality at hand

I look down at an hourglass

Running out of sand

It’s too late for me now

I’m sure that you’ve moved on

Forget everything I said to you

Now that I am gone

I’m sorry if I hurt you

I hope you’ll be okay

No more lighter fluid left

Enough damage for today

 

I walk alone in darkness

Life’s shattered in the cold

Have I burned all my bridges?

At 24 years old