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Bridge Over Troubled Water
Words & Music by Paul SimonRecorded by Simon & Garfunkel, 1969 (Song of the Year, 1969)
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When you're weary, feelin' small,
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When tears are in your eyes,
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I'll dry them all. I'm on your side.
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Oh, when times get rough
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And friends just can't be found,
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Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will lay me down,
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Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will lay me down.
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When you're down and out, when you're on the street,
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When eve -nin' falls so hard
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I will comfort you I'll take your part.
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Oh, when dark-ness falls
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And pain is all a-round,
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Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will lay me down,
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Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will lay me down.
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Sail on, Silver Girl, sail on by;
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Your time has come to shine -
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All your dreams are on their way . . . see how they shine?
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Oh, if you need a friend,
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I'm sailing right be-hind,
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Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will ease your mind;
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Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will ease your mind,
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Your mind.