BRIDGE OF ROSES |
LyricsBRIDGE OF ROSES(Robinson/Papageorge) V1 Mother's cancer made her cry in pain As she rocked her dog and Elvis sang She reminisced about the good old days With her and Dad at their favorite place A Bridge of Roses up the road Of which she spoke in a voice that broke CHORUS How I love That Bridge of Roses Where thousands of Wild blossoms bloom Throw my ashes in the river We'll be together In that perfume V2 She told me down where the river flows Was the place where dad kneeled to propose She had his funeral at the riverside And placed his ashes there when I was baptized She wished they'd had so many more days But somehow, she still could say CHORUS How I love That Bridge of Roses Where thousands of Wild blossoms bloom Throw my ashes in the river We'll be together In that perfume BRIDGE With her dog right by my side I took her ashes to the bridge The rising sun cast a bright pink sky As it came up over the ridge END CHORUS How I love That Bridge of Roses Where thousands of Wild blossoms bloom Throw my ashes in the river We'll be together In that perfume Throw my ashes in the river We'll live forever In that perfume ©Robinson/Papageorge 2019 |
| Short Song Description: About losing one's mother and carrying out her last wish. |
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| Story Behind the Song: Story Behind "Bridge of Roses" - by Barbara Robinson The story is made up except for the relationship between the mother and dog. My mother and the Chihuahua, Chachi, had a very close relationship the last year of her life when she was dying of cancer and heart failure. He sat with her in her bed 24/7 the last year without leaving her side except to go potty. She was on oxygen and bedridden, so the dog was a huge part of her life. One day, shortly before she died, I ran to the store to get her meds. She was not supposed to get out of bed because she was on oxygen and very weak. She was so weak she could easily fall. When I came back a half hour later, I walked into the living room where her bed was and she was standing up holding 11-pound Chachi in her arms and up against her chest while very slightly dancing to "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis playing on her cassette player. She loved Elvis. I told her she was crazy because she could have fallen or kinked the oxygen hose or caused it to fall out of her nose causing her to suffocate. She just smiled at me and continued dancing with Chachi until the song finished and then I helped her and Chachi back into bed. That image of she and Chachi slightly rocking to that song never left me. She died shortly after. The rest of the song is pure imagination. |
| Lyric Credits: Barbara Robinson, Pete Papageorge |
| Music Credits: Pete Papageorge |
| Producer Credits: Pete Papageorge |
| Publisher Credits: Once in a Lifetime Music (BMI) |
| Performance Credits: Pete Papageorge |
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| Song Length: 3:42 |
| Primary Genre: Folk-Americana |
| Secondary Genre: Folk-Americana |
| Tempo / Feel: Slow (71 - 90) |
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal |
| Subject Matter 1: Mother |
| Mood 1: Poignant |
| Similar Artist 1: Glen Campbell |
| Language: English |
| Era: 2000 and later |