Oh, I've been stumblin' through the darkness Tryin' to feel the ground beneath my feet Afraid of movin' much in any direction Stuck where the past and the future meet But I fin'lly got my first good look A little fire was all it too An' as the flames grew brighter I saw everything that I'd missed Once you get your courage up You light a match an' your eyes adjust It's amazing what a man can see By the light of a burnin' bridge An' there were things I saw that I'm not proud of Things that I'd do diff'rent now from then But when I really make myself get honest It's over and I can't go back again 'Cause I fin'lly got my first good look A little fire was all it took An' as the flames grew brighter I saw everything that I'd missed Once you get your courage up You light a match an' your eyes adjust It's amazing what a man can see By the light of a burnin' bridge It sure is hard to let go and to leave the past behind But there ain't no other way that you can find some peace of mind When I fin'lly got my first good look A little fire was all it took An' as the flames grew brighter I saw everything that I'd missed Once you get your courage up You light a match an' your eyes adjust It's amazing what a man can see By the light of a burnin' bridge It's amazing what a man can see By the light of a burnin' bridge