I strike a match to an old love letter
 
 Another weak attempt at lettin' go
 
 I try to put myself together
 
 I know I'm not even close
 
 The time will come
 
 When I turn your memory loose
 
 But I can't think about that now
 
 No not now
 
  
  Well I'll burn that bridge when I get there
 
 When the fire for you has burned out
 
 Well I'll walk across and cut my loss
 
 The day that I no longer care
 
 Well I'll burn that bridge when I get there
  
 
 When you walked out you took off runnin'
 
 Your heart found another home
 
 Now you look at me like we had nothin'
 
 I wish that I could be that cold
 
 When I don't shake at the mention of your name
 
 That's when I'll finally write you off
 
 I'll write you off
  
 
 Well I'll burn that bridge when I get there
 
 When the fire for you has burned out
 
 Well I'll walk across and cut my loss
 
 The day that I no longer care
 
 Well I'll burn that bridge when I get there
  
 
 Well I'll walk across and cut my loss
 
 I'll burn that bridge when I get there
 
 Yes I'll burn that bridge when I get there