"Burning Bridges" is a song written by Walter Scott, and best known for its 1960 recording by Jack Scott, which was a #3 hit in the US.
[1][2] The song was originally recorded by a relatively obscure country act called The Home Towners in 1957, but did not chart.
Recorded by Jack Scott in 1960, "Burning Bridges" reached No.
[8] A different “Burning Bridges”, by the Mike Curb Congregation (No.
16, Adult Contemporary Chart), was featured in the 1970 Clint Eastwood movie, Kelly's Heroes.