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Bridge 51

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Remastered with new intro, originally released on “Tuning In, Tuning Out” CD by Bird Mancini.

Ruby: There is an actual bridge on I 89 near Burlington, Vermont named Bridge 51. As Billy and I were crossing this very high stretch of road over the Green Mountains, we both thought about the metaphoric implications to this stage of our lives. Billy came up with this beautiful song as a result. This version has a brief guitar intro that we left off the original version on “Tuning In Tuning Out”.

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Bridge 51
©Billy Carl Mancini (aka Bill Mason), Bonk Zone Music ASCAP

I’m riding just for the sake of today
I’ve seen some trouble along the way
Some people give up the journey too soon
Old roots can make a new flower bloom

On Bridge 51
There is a long way to fall
On Bridge 51
I’ll steer away from the siren’s call

I’m so glad I’ve got you to show me the way
Without you I’d probably lose my way
New highways will always be where we belong
It’s wide open, just like we’re twenty-one

On Bridge 51
There is a long way to fall
On Bridge 51
I’ll steer away from the setting sun

Bridge 51
I can see further than where I’ve gone
Bridge 51
I’m rolling over the horizon

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from Bird Mancini Lounge, released March 1, 2013
All vocals and instruments by Ruby Bird and Billy Carl Mancini except John Bridge-bass, Larry Harvey-drums, finger cymbals, Antiguan seed pod, shaker.

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Bird Mancini Boston, Massachusetts

“…a cosmopolitan fusion…pop music in the most adventurous, inclusive sense of the term.” -The Boston Globe

Ruby Bird and Billy Carl Mancini, better known as BIRD MANCINI, Boston's acclaimed accordion/guitar rock duo/band features eclectic and at times a bit psychedelic rock with lush vocal arrangements, blues-tinged guitar, accordion, harmonica, and a variety of percussion, bells and whistles. ... more

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