I BURNED THAT BRIDGE

I BURNED THAT BRIDGE

In a little town in the mid-west
I found true love had passed the test
and I said "I do" without any hesitation.
Well, the years went rolling by
and he only hurt me, made me cry -
there was no room left for adoration.

Chorus:
So I burned that bridge -
and walked away,
I don't look back
'cause I couldn't stay.

Some women stay. afraid to leave,
wondering what he's got up his sleeve.
Trying to be the woman of his dreams,
nightmares happen, so it seems -
and the nights are long
when the fights go on -
and you lie there on the floor bleeding.

But I burned that bridge
and ran away -
I don't look back.
'cause I couldn't stay.

Broken bones and battered face,
black eyes are so hard to erase -
and the pain inside is way too deep
to ever forgive and just forget.
He wouldn't let me go, although I tried,
if I had stayed I'd have surely died.

Chorus:
So I burned that bridge -
and walked away,
I don't look back
'cause I couldn't stay.

Our marred life is just a memory
one that's too far gone for recovery,
Alone at last, not even a photograph
of a smiling bride and handsome groom.
Some things are better left behind,
forgive and forget comes to my mind,
and somehow I'll go on -

Chorus:
I burned that bridge -
and walked away,
I don't look back
'cause I couldn't stay.

Countrymom
9/3/12