It began in the great shutdown with all of the lights turned down
The flirting revealing the deepest longing
Between us the feelings raged, just as if the scene were staged
Ignoring the consequence, we kept on meeting "by accident"

It's all too near, all these things we fear
As the days go by, polls intensify
And I know, for each lie there's an accounting
And I know, for each crime there's a recounting
Now the bridge leads on to a dismal dawn
It's waiting for me

We were tied by a bond of lust; kept it quiet, we knew we must
We were carried along by the winds of passion
The outcome was never known 'til the scandal became full-blown
And everything fell in place; the words on the Web we can not erase

It's all too near, all these things we fear
As the days go by, polls intensify
And I know, for each lie there's an accounting
And I know, for each crime there's a recounting
Now the bridge leads on to a dismal dawn
It's waiting for me

Each piece is arranged; the trap has been set
Ken Starr's report is now on the 'Net
Big regrets for encouraging Al and his info super-highway
Now the bridge we built to the next century proclaims my moral decay
Drawing me out into the light with nowhere to hide

I still have so much to say, but it's worthless when trust's betrayed
And faith in my word's but a fading memory
When I look back at the broken dreams, when I feel all your pain, it seems
The verdict's so clear and true: each promise I made says, "I lied to you."

It's all too near, all these things we fear
As the days go by, polls intensify
And I know, for each lie there's an accounting
And I know, for each crime there's a recounting
Now the bridge leads on to a dismal dawn
It's waiting for me