"Burn Down The Bridge" genre: Spiritual Blues
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	Fast paced kick ass song with an almost gospel feel about leaving the past behind.
	MP3.com CD: Burn Down The Bridge - buy it! CD: Burn Down The Bridge   Label: MP 3 Credits: Lyrics and music composed by Bill McClarty, who also did the vocals. 5 string bass played by Billy Herb Bob, Sweet William on guitar, Wild Willy on drums and Herby Bob on keyboards. Recordings were done at Billy Joy's Digital Studios in Olympia Washington, who also did the engineering and mixing.
	Story Behind the Song One morning I woke up with the phrase "Burn Down The Bridge" in my head. Before I could write a song about it, I had to figure out what it meant. Many people are so concerned about the past that it holds them back from really going on to the future and getting on with their lives. They find that they repeat the same mistakes and/or bask in the reflection of whatever successes they may have had. There's a mental bridge that is so easily crossed to visit, and live in, the past, whether good or bad. This song is about leaving the past behind, and making it difficult to revisit; to not only welcome the new and unknown but to eagerly look forward to it and to whatever new things you can learn or accomplish. Once I clearly defined what the phrase meant, at least in my head, it took about 45 minutes to write the lyrics, during which the music spontaneously sprang into being. It took roughly 24 hours to record all the parts and play with it some. I never count how many takes I do. I think I might find it depressing if I paid too much attention to the total number of mistakes I make. Lyrics Hard luck and trouble, most all my life, Seemed to follow me around. Tried to rise, above the crowd, But I always got pulled back down. I’ve turned left, and I’ve turned right, To get off the road I’ve been on. There’s just one thing left, for me to do, To finally turn my life around. I think it’s time I Burn down the bridge, Yes, I better Burn down the bridge, Yes, it’s time to Burn down the bridge, To the life I had before. I’ve had good women, and some pretty nice things, But they never (ever) seem to stay. When I start feeling life might be getting good, All the good things just seem to fade away. I know I’m not bad, sometimes I’m even good, But everything I touch just goes wrong. I’ve searched all my life, for a place that I fit, But I can’t find a place I belong. So I guess I better: Burn down the bridge, I gotta Burn down the bridge, Please help me Burn down the bridge, To the life I had before. I think I finally know, what I need to do, To leave the old life behind. Got to cut off the past, with no way back, And no way to change my mind. My time’s getting shorter, I gotta do it now, While I still have some time left to act. Just leave one direction, that I can go, With no reason or way to look back. So now I’m gonna Burn down the bridge, Watch me as I Burn down the bridge, Give me some matches Burn down the bridge, Some old newspaper Burn down the bridge, A little gasoline Burn down the bridge, Put it behind me Burn down the bridge, Cuz I’m not going back any more.

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