THE BRIDGE A MAN ONLY CROSSES WHEN HE’S TIRED OF LYING TO HIMSELF. Ricky Van Shelton’s “A Bridge I Didn’t Burn” isn’t about going back — it’s about giving up the fight you’ve been losing in your own chest. One quiet night is all it takes for a man to turn around and walk straight into the hurt he swore he’d escaped. His voice doesn’t shake. It just sounds resigned — like he already knows he shouldn’t cross that bridge, and knows just as well he will anyway. Some wounds heal. The ones tied to love just wait for you to come back.
“Scroll down to the end of the article to listen to music.” Introduction There’s something quietly powerful about “A Bridge…