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Bridge just south of townThey've been working on it for years nowJust about finish up 'fore it occurs to anyoneThey built that damn thing just about a foot off the groundWay way higher than the road aroundSo if you happen down that highway, 'specially at nightHit the bridge at fifty-fiveFeel like you might just take flightAnd every time the crossing comes as a surpriseSee my flyingI've found quiet in this roomDown by where the trains runI've learned to hear the rumble, long before itcomesAnd the things I'm working onAre invisible to everyoneSomething 'bout an empty hip or the angle of the sunEvery time the crossing comes as a surpriseSee me flyingMaybe these stitches in my throatHave just about dissolvedLike the sad moan of the drunkardwalking home from the barI hear the thin song of the fire houseSongtextewhen they sound the alarmI hear the church bells on Sunday... ringing outUsed to be a town of dirt and horsesNow it's all liquor and carsThere's still a whole lot of nothingup between those starsTake the dog out for a walkOn the Episcopal church lawnMy God we're still tryin' to find a wayTo get ourselves beyondAnd every time the crossing comes as a surpriseSee me flying Aus Songtexte Mania