Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Cross the River , by - Carly Simon. Release date: 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 |