the bridge Lyrics

There's a bridge in the centre of the city where I'm from

It has the same name as the man who's the reason that I run

And every time I go home to visit my folks

I drive over and over and over that bridge

Though I know it's not home to me anymore

I think over and over

Oh how did I live?

New York City is the only city in which I've ever felt free

New York City is the only city in which I've ever been me

When I'm crossing the border I'm turning back time

So if this land is your land, then where the hell's mine?

Now I live in no man's land, I'm doing just fine

But in your jurisdiction, still serving your time

New York City is the only city in which I've ever felt free

New York City is the only city in which I've ever been me

And every three years with my neck on the line

If the guillotine falls, I guess that was my time

Now I'm flying through fears, trying to reclaim what's mine

When my inner voice calls, I embrace her divine

New York City is the only city in which I've ever felt free

New York City is the only city in which I've ever been me

Prey to your predilection, I became your prize

Took a decade to see myself out of your eyes

Had to dig deep to find me still uncolonized

I'm still working to fully step into my size

New York City is the only city in which I've ever felt free

New York City is the only city in which I've ever been me

There's a bridge in the centre of the city where I'm from

It has the same name as the man who's the reason that I run

And I can't travel from the north end to the south end

I can't cross over from the east side to the west

Without retracing all my past lives through my steps

Without reclaiming every memory of my body that you left