Ghosts on the River

It sounded so good, but it took too much planning So we sat in the diner and let it slip away But if we'd wandered on and left that dusty road behind us We'd have known adventures we'd still talk about today Bridges in darkness, mountains in the rain Ghosts on the river to carry us home again Ghosts on the river Your bed was soft and warm and my job was rather boring But we were just too young and our dreams were not awake It wasn't my fault and it wasn't your problem It was there for the taking, but the taking didn't take Bridges in darkness, mountains in the rain Ghosts on the river to carry us home again Ghosts on the river Not knowing any better, and needing light to see We burned up the pages of the book we meant to read We lay in the darkness with the ashes in our hands And we cried like children who didn't understand Because we didn't understand It sounded like Heaven, but Hell is in the planning So we swallowed our bitterness and let the sweetness go Now there are decades between us, and futures we have squandered But still I sit and wonder about how much we let go Bridges in darkness, mountains in the rain Ghosts on the river to carry us home again Bridges in darkness, mountains in the rain Ghosts on the river Ghosts on the river