sentences:  The young man then walks away from the bridge, imagining the older man telling his friends about his moments, including ""that cool night on the East Street bridge / When a young man almost ended it / I was right there, wasn't scared a bit / And I helped to pull him through"".The song originated when songwriter Annie Tate and her husband, Sam, were working with their friend and songwriting partner Dave Berg to construct a song about people having their moments.Sam came up with the idea of basing the song around a homeless man.