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Harlan's Bridge (B. Crouch)
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Let’s go down to Harlan’s Bridge
I will drink
You philosophize
You tell me where the waves begin
I will slip into the slow afternoon
Let’s go down to Harlan’s Bridge
I will dive into the slow waters
You just bend your spine
You just cast your line
You just waiting all the time
for a fish that bites
I’m going up top of Harlan’s Bridge
The fading light makes green water turn gold
Shuddering slight as I draw a deep breath
Before I jump into those slow gold waters
Let’s stay down at the river
Until the sun falls
behind old Fairview
When the light fails
When the chill falls
When the mists rise
We’ll burn up the driftwood white and dry
as old Harlan’s bones
Nothing much to say
let the deep green river
do the talking for me
Let’s go down to old Harlan’s Bridge
I will drink
You philosophize
When I start to run
When I take the plunge
hit that water stunned
you’ll think of something grand to say
by the time I rise
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