Carly Simon - Cross The River Lyrics
A hot cloud was hangin'aroundWe were a rowdy crowdDrinkin'beer and smokin' at the end of the pierDanny was shufflin' through a magazineClippin'out pictures of a carTo get us out of hereLaura was hounding him to get a bikeWarning him the time was nowOr he'd be out on his ear, she'd disappearIf only we could cross the riverWe couldn't get a jump-start on lifeThe whispers across the HudsonGrow louder in our earsLouder in our ears every nightWe were all somewhat out of schoolJersey by birth, relaxing but not on a holidayAn appalling amount of time spent at the mallNot a tragedy, but not exactly the Milky WayLooking for a bigger laugh, a better store,A cutter guy, a shorter working day, better payIf only we could cross the riverWe couldn't get a jump-start on lifeThe whispers across the HudsonGrow louder in our earsLouder in our earsLouder in our ears every nightWhen Laura and Danny broke upShe set her sights on Billy StoneWell, I had just split from JonathanSo by chance, I was all aloneDanny and I got along as wellWe spent hours on the phoneJust talkin'on the phoneWhen I was twenty and crazy as a jokeI went to bed with a brokerWhen I was brokeI got used to doormen and limousinesAnd Christmas cards from friends signed by a machineAnd woman, they were calling me "Ma'am"As they cleaned up after meIf only we could cross the riverBut something is holding us backA way of life that's too familiarLike the lines are to the railroad trackIf only we could cross the riverWe couldn't get a jump-start on lifeThe whispers across the HudsonGrow louder in our earsLouder in our ears every nightDear Laura, I know it's been yearsSince I crossed the bridge back to the PalisadesHow are your kids?Mine are both swell little fellasHere are some clippings of me and BradAt a charity ball and a White House supI've perfected my smile for the cameraChin is upI miss you all so muchIf only I could cross the riverBut something me holding us backA way of life that's too familiarLike the lines are to the railroadLines are to the railroadIf only we could cross the riverWe couldn't get a jump-start on lifeThe whispers across the HudsonGrow louder in our earsLouder in our earsIf only we could cross the riverBut something is holding us backA way of life that's too familiarLike the lines are to the railroadLines are to the railroadRailroad track
