Burning Bridges
George Jones Lyrics


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Found some letters that you wrote me this mornin'
And they told of a love we once knew
Now they're gone, I burned them to ashes
Don't want nothin' to remind me of you

Burning bridges behind me
It's to late to turn back now
Burning bridges behind me
All I want is to forget you somehow

Sold the house we once planned together
I said goodbye to the friends we once knew
Then I moved to a faraway city
Trying hard to forget about you

Burning bridges behind me
It's to late to turn back now
Burning bridges behind me
All I want is to forget you somehow





All I want is to forget you somehow

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of George Jones's song Burning Bridges evoke the feeling of someone who is trying to move on from a past love by destroying every reminder of it. The singer has found letters from their past love which evokes memories of a love that is long gone. However, instead of holding on to these letters and trying to relive a memory of love that is over, the singer chooses to destroy them by burning them down to ashes. This is done with the aim of expunging every memory of the past love.


The lyrics go on to explain how the singer has gone a step further in destroying reminders of their past love by selling the house they both planned together and leaving their mutual friends behind. The singer has moved far away to a different city, in a bid to forget the one they once loved. The chorus of the song repeatedly emphasizes the singer's determination to burn bridges behind them, leave the past behind, and move on with their lives.


Overall, the song is a poignant and insightful depiction of how difficult it can be to move on from love that is long gone.


Line by Line Meaning

Found some letters that you wrote me this mornin'
I found old letters you wrote, reminding me of our past love.


And they told of a love we once knew
The letters reminded me of the love we shared in the past.


Now they're gone, I burned them to ashes
I burned the letters to erase any reminders of our past love.


Don't want nothin' to remind me of you.
I do not want any reminders of you in my life.


Sold the house we once planned together
I sold the house we planned to live in together.


I said goodbye to the friends we once knew
I said farewell to our mutual friends.


Then I moved to a faraway city
In an effort to forget you I moved to a distant city.


Trying hard to forget about you.
I am making a strong effort to forget about you.


Burning bridges behind me
I am deliberately cutting all ties with you behind me.


It's to late to turn back now
I know that I cannot go back to our past relationship.


All I want is to forget you somehow.
I want to forget about you and move on with my life.




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Written by: Walter Scott

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