The Mariner's Children - Bridges lyrics

There's gold hidden in the mountainside There's gold hidden in the ground There's gold hidden in the riverbed son Just waiting to be found Pack all of your things Haste turns men to kings my boy And tears will turn to pride Go leave my side my boy I've spent a lifetime building bridges But now's the time to burn them down I will swim among the ashes until I drown I hope one day the water's sweeter And the soil grows thick with green And you'll never have to worry What might have been What might have been There's holes ridden in the mountainside There's holes ridden in the ground No fish swimming in the riverbed son No birds singing in the town He packed all of his things And flew up on the wind did my boy There's choices to be made Mine I'll stand by till the grave my boy And haste turns men to kings Your fortune it'll bring my boy And tears will turn to pride Though mine are still to dry my boy I've spent a lifetime building bridges But now's the time to burn them down I will swim among the ashes until I drown I hope one day the water's sweeter And the soil grows thick with green And you'll never have to worry What might have been What might have been