Story Behind The Song
D. Spillet used to play by a ditch that had a water pipe that ran across it. The metal structure was originally red, but the sun had faded it pink. He and he friends used to call it the Pink Pelican Bridge.
Song Description
The singer remembers back when he first felt love under a bridge at summmer camp
| Song Length |
3:06 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Adorable, Endearing |
Subject |
Lost Love, Falling in Love |
| Similar Artists |
Tim Mcgraw, Clint Black |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
PINK PELICAN BRIDGE
WORDS AND MUSIC:
MONTE THOMAS &
D. SPILLETT
VERSE:
LATE JULY BACK IN '83
THE SHYEST BOY YOU'VE EVER SEEN
IF A GIRL WOULD SAY HELLO I RAN AND HID
THE LAST SUMMER I WENT TO CAMP
MAKES ME SMILE JUST THINKIN' BACK
ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL AND THE
PINK PELICAN BRIDGE
I GOT EMBARRASSED BY A GIRL WHO KNEW
IF SHE KISSED ME WHAT I'D DO
I'D RUN AWAY AND THAT'S JUST WHAT I DID .
UNDER THE BRIDGE WHERE I WOULD HIDE
I SAW A GIRL ON THE OTHER SIDE
WHO SAT ALONE UNDER THE
PINK PELICAN BRIDGE
CHORUS
WE NEVER SAID A WORDTO ONE ANOTHER
WE NEVER CROSSED THE BRIDGE TO THE OTHER
WE JUST SAT THERE FOR A WHILE
WHEN SHE GOT UP TO LEAVE SHE SMILED
I THOUGHT IT WAS LOVE
BUT I WAS JUST A KID UNDER THE
PINK PELICAN BRIDGE
VERSE:
NO MEMORY HAS BEEN QUITE AS STRONG
MOST THINGS IN LIFE DON'T LAST THAT LONG
BUT I'M STILL A LITTLE SHY I MUST ADMIT
I WON'T FORGET WHEN I FIRST LOVED
HOPE THOSE THOUGHTS KEEP POPPIN' UP
OF THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE
PINK PELICAN BRIDGE
REPEAT CHORUS
Trail Creek Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Pat Carter Productions
208-788-3460
Monte Thomas
208-286-0481