Yesterday the rains came down, there was darkness all around

They told me you had gone to find a new life

But you left no word of where you'd gone, I fell right to the ground

And I needed all the help I could get to set me on my feet again



Water under the bridge carried my pain away from me

He was there trying to love and comfort me

Water under the bridge, I'm amazed at the change in me

I'm growing up, getting stronger constantly



I watched the ever-flowing stream as it washed away my dream

I felt like diving in and taking a ride

But the stranger took me by the hand and held me by his side

When I needed all the help I could get to set me on my feet again



Water under the bridge carried my pain away from me

He was there trying to love and comfort me

Water under the bridge, I'm amazed at the change in me

I'm growing up, getting stronger constantly



When I remember how I cried and how I nearly died

All for a man who had gone to find a new life

Now I can laugh, my friend's so fine he never seemed to mind

When I needed all the help I could get to set me on my feet again



Water under the bridge carried my pain away from me

He was there trying to love and comfort me

Water under the bridge, I'm amazed at the change in me

I'm growing up, getting stronger constantly

I'm growing up, getting stronger constantly, yeah