Cover art for The Bridge by Neil Young

The Bridge

Oct. 15, 19731 viewer

The Bridge Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The bridge, we'll build it now
It may take a lot of time
And it may be lonely but
Ooh baby, ooh baby
The bridge was falling down
And that took a lot of lies
And it made me lonely
Ooh baby, ooh baby

[Chorus]
The bridge was falling
The bridge was falling
The bridge was falling

[Harmonica Solo]

[Verse 2]
One day, when you talked to me
I saw myself again
And it made me love you
Ooh baby, ooh baby
And love came running down
Like a river on your skin
And you let me in
Ooh baby, ooh baby
[Chorus]
You let me in
You let me in
You let me in

[Outro]
The bridge, we'll build it now
It may take a lot of time

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Credits
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Harmonica
Recorded At
Memorial Auditorium - Sacramento, California
Release Date
October 15, 1973
The Bridge Is A Live Version Of
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