It's holding, but just wait The whole thing will disintegrate It looks sturdy, but it's hollow It might as well be just a shadow When we built it It was majestic There was nobody who could best it Now it's ashen, don't you do it You'll go crashing through it Let's fall into the valley We will both survive There's gotta be a way up to the ridge I can't stand around and tally up the little fires That left us standing on A cinder bridge It's nothing but a cinder bridge I admit it, I was flicking matches On the car ride down to Natchez I never thought that it would faze me But riding shotgun drove me crazy Let's fall into the valley We will both survive There's gotta be a way up to the ridge I can't stand around and tally up the little fires That left us standing on That left us standing on A cinder bridge A cinder bridge A cinder bridge A cinder bridge Let's fall into the valley We will both survive There's gotta be a way up to the ridge I can't stand around and tally up the little fires That left us standing on That left us standing on That left us standing on A cinder bridge A cinder bridge A cinder bridge A cinder bridge We burned it up With little fires It's standing tall But it will fall A cinder bridge