Chris De Burgh — The Bridge

[Verse 1] They stood on the bridge together And watched the river flow And to pledge themselves forever A place where lovers go To fix a lock upon the bridge And each would have a key That told of their eternal love The way that it must be [Chorus] And with this key, she said I give My soul, my love, my heart And if the lock should go from here Then I will know that we must part [Verse 2] Oh but soon he had to leave her To be a soldier far away And she would go down to the cathedral And every morning pray To light a candle for her love To bring him safely home But on the day the letter came She knew that he was gone [Chorus] With trembling hands, she opened it To read the words which said "It is with deep regret we must Inform you that he's missing, believed dead" Oh, oh … [Verse 3] She stood on the bridge at midnight And watched the river flow And the lock was in her fingers Into the water she would go But in the distance heard a voice Calling out her name And as he ran to her, she fell In his arms again [Chorus] And with this key I gave, he said My soul, my love, my heart And when I saw the lock was gone I knew that we could never be apart No, oh … We will never part!