Yesterday the rains came down,
there was darkness all around
They told me you had gone to find a new life
But you left no word of where you'd gone,
I fell right to the ground
And I needed all the help I could get
to set me on my feet again

Water under the bridge
Carry my pain away from me
He was there trying to love and comfort me
Water under the bridge
I'm amazed at the change in me
I'm growin' up, getting stronger constantly

I watched the ever-flowing stream
as it washed away my dream
I felt like divin' in and takin' a ride
But the stranger took me by the hand
and held me by his side
when I needed all the help I could get
to set me on my feet again

Water under the bridge
Carry my pain away from me
He was there trying to love and comfort me
Water under the bridge,
I'm amazed at the change in me
I'm growin' up, getting stronger constantly

When I remember how I cried
and how I nearly died
All for a man who had gone to find a new life
Now I can laugh, my friend's so fine
He never seemed to mind
when I needed all the help I could get
to set me on my feet again

Oh, Water under the bridge
Carry my pain away from me
He was there trying to love and comfort me
Water under the bridge,
I'm amazed at the change in me
I'm growin' up, getting stronger constantly
I'm growin' up, getting stronger constantly,
yeah....

作者の Petrina Lordan は "Apache" の作者として有名な Jerry Lordan の奥さんです。
Jerry Lordan は Cliff Richard と The Shadows との関わりが深く、曲の提供者でもあります。
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