Yesterday she thanked me 

For oilin' that front door 

This morning when she wakes 

She won't be thankful anymore 

She'll never know how much I cared 

Just that I couldn't stay 

And I'll never know the reason 

Why I always run away 

Burning bridges one by one 

What I'm doin' can't be undone 

And I'm always hoping someday 

I'm gonna stop this runnin' around 

But every time the chance comes up 

Another bridge goes down  

Last night we talked of old times 

Families and home towns 

Whe wondered if we'd both agree 

On where we'd settle down 

And I told her that we'd cross that bridge 

Whenever it arrived 

Now through the flames I see her 

Standin' on the other side  

Burning bridges one by one 

What I'm doin' can't be undone 

And I'm always hoping someday 

I'm gonna stop this runnin' around 

But every time the chance comes up 

Another bridge goes down  

Like ashes on the water 

I drift away in sorrow 

Knowing that the day 

My lesson's finally learned 

I'll be standing at a river 

Staring out across tomorrow 

And the bridge I need to get there 

Will be a bridge that I have burned  

Burning bridges one by one 

What I'm doin' can't be undone 

And I'm always hoping someday 

I'm gonna stop this runnin' around 

But every time the chance comes up 

Another bridge goes down  

Another bridge goes down