Old Bridges Burn Slow Song Lyrics and Chords by Billy Joe Royal
Old Bridges Burn Slow
Recorded by Billy Joe Royal
Written by Jerry Meaders
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Here we go round again
Masquerading as long lost friends
Cause a memory never dies
It kinda fades into a lie and what da ya
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know
Still waters run
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deep
Old bridges burn
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slow
Still waters run
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deep now baby
Old bridges burn
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slow
Let's chalk it all up to our youth
That's one way to hide from the truth
I never ask you for a thing and if I had
You would have told me
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no
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But how many
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years did I chase after you
All my
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mind would allow
But
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now I can't break off the past and even if I knew
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how
Ah I wouldn't tell it to you
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baby
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So
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why don't we call it a day
I got nothing else left to say
Cause a dream we both dreamt
Was just a last ditch attempt to stop the
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flow
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-m
Don't ya know they burn
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slow
In a way I know and I
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know
Don't ya know they burn
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slow
Still waters run
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deep
Old bridges burn
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Ahhhhh how they
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burn
Don't ya know they burn
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slow
FAQ
Who sang the the song Old Bridges Burn Slow?
- The song Old Bridges Burn Slow was sang by Billy Joe Royal.
Who is Billy Joe Royal?
- Billy Joe Royal (April 3, 1942 - October 6, 2015) was an American country soul singer. His most successful record was "Down in the Boondocks" in 1965.
