Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Cross the River, artist - Carly Simon.
Date of issue: 15.05.2000
Song language: English
Cross the River |
A hot cloud was hangin’around We were a rowdy crowd |
Drinkin’beer and smokin' at the end of the pier Danny was shufflin' through a magazine Clippin’out pictures of a car To get us out of here Laura was hounding |
him to get a bike |
Warning him the time was now Or he’d be out on his ear, she’d disappear If only |
we could cross the river We couldn’t get a jump-start on life The whispers |
across the Hudson |
Grow louder in our ears Louder in our ears every night |
We were all somewhat out of school Jersey by birth, relaxing but not on a holiday An appalling amount of time spent at the mall Not a tragedy, |
but not exactly the Milky Way Looking for a bigger laugh, a better store, |
A cutter guy, a shorter working day, better pay If only we could cross the |
river We couldn’t get a jump-start on life The whispers across the Hudson Grow |
louder in our ears Louder in our ears Louder in our ears every night When Laura |
and Danny broke up She set her sights on Billy Stone Well, I had just split |
from Jonathan So by chance, I was all alone Danny and I got along as well We spent hours on the phone Just talkin’on the phone When I was twenty and crazy |
as a joke I went to bed with a broker |
When I was broke I got used to doormen and limousines |
And Christmas cards from friends signed by a machine And woman, they were |
calling me «Ma'am"As they cleaned up after me If only we could cross the river |
But something is holding us back A way of life that’s too familiar Like the |
lines are to the railroad track If only we could cross the river We couldn’t |
get a jump-start on life The whispers across the Hudson Grow louder in our ears |
Louder in our ears every night Dear Laura, I know it’s been years Since I crossed the bridge back to the Palisades How are your kids? |
Mine are both swell |
little fellas Here are some clippings of me and Brad |
At a charity ball and a White House sup I’ve perfected my smile for the camera |
Chin is up I miss you all so much If only I could cross the river But something |
me holding us back |
A way of life that’s too familiar Like the lines are to the railroad Lines are |
to the railroad |
If only we could cross the river |
We couldn’t get a jump-start on life |
The whispers across the Hudson |
Grow louder in our ears |
Louder in our ears |
If only we could cross the river |
But something is holding us back |
A way of life that’s too familiar |
Like the lines are to the railroad |
Lines are to the railroad |
Railroad track |