It sounded so good, but it took too much planning
So we sat in the diner and let it slip away
But if we'd wandered on and left that dusty road behind us
We'd have known adventures we'd still talk about today
Bridges in darkness, mountains in the rain
Ghosts on the river to carry us home again
Ghosts on the river
Your bed was soft and warm and my job was rather boring
But we were just too young and our dreams were not awake
It wasn't my fault and it wasn't your problem
It was there for the taking, but the taking didn't take
Bridges in darkness, mountains in the rain
Ghosts on the river to carry us home again
Ghosts on the river
Not knowing any better, and needing light to see
We burned up the pages of the book we meant to read
We lay in the darkness with the ashes in our hands
And we cried like children who didn't understand
Because we didn't understand
It sounded like Heaven, but Hell is in the planning
So we swallowed our bitterness and let the sweetness go
Now there are decades between us, and futures we have squandered
But still I sit and wonder about how much we let go
Bridges in darkness, mountains in the rain
Ghosts on the river to carry us home again
Bridges in darkness, mountains in the rain
Ghosts on the river
Ghosts on the river