We put in time trying to make this thing rightFrom the whiskey to the wine to the screw you fightSquare peg, round hole kind of matchThings don't work out when they work like thatSo I burned up a back road on my way out of townAnd I laid up a cigarette to put that old flame outGonna burn down the bar, burn some pictures in the yardCause it is what it is if you can't man the fence, burn the bridgeYou don't need to know what I'm growing in my gardenI don't want to hear about where your truck's been parkingHelp me, help you close the doorTurn the light, toss the key, it don't work no moreSo I burned up a back road on my wayOut of townAnd I laid up a cigarette to put that old flame outGonna burn down the bar, burn some pictures in the yardCause it is what it is if you can't man the fenceBurn the bridge, cut the ties, block the number, clear your mindDrink the whiskey down to ice, best for both your heart and mineBurn the bridgeOh, burn the bridgeYeah, I burned up a back road on my way out of townAnd I laid up a cigarette to put that old flame outGonna burn down the bar, burn some pictures in the yardCause it is what it is if you can't man the fence, burn the bridgeBurn the bridgeYeah, I burned the bridge