The Key Bridge ©

An original song written, composed, and performed by Mike French titled "The Key Bridge" ©

Lyrics:


In a sleepy dark hour when the city was at rest
A ship flagged from Singapore had set out to sea
On its top deck laid its fancy cargo
Setting sail from the Port of Baltimore

Losing its power as the journey had began
The captain gave out its May Day call
The ship lost control and glided into
A main column of the famed Key Bridge

Like a house of cards it collapsed on down
Splashing into the Patapsco
And the residents all around had heard the sound
The moment the key bridge came down

The debris had shut down the bustling port
Where goods would arrive from the corners of the world
Docking and unloading their cargo holds
Until they’d sail for the next sea port

Like a house of cards it collapsed on down
Splashing into the Patapsco
And the residents all around had heard the sound
The moment the key bridge came down

6 workers were on the standing bridge
When the ship had hit during the graveyard shift
Working to improve I-695
But now the wreckage is blocking the sea

Like a house of cards it collapsed on down
Splashing into the Patapsco
And the residents all around had heard the sound
The moment the key bridge came down

In the years to come a new bridge will be built
The port will re-open and the ships will sail again
Riding that archway where commuters will cross
From the shores of Dundalk to connect Brooklyn Park

With the help of Uncle Sam
Rebuilding thus began
There will fly a new highway
The engineers will build
And the city will be thrilled
Of when the new bridge goes up