The Bells Songtext / Lyric

I was born to the sound of a ringing bell

A sound that had a tale to tell

A tale that told of the time to come

Time and the ringing bell


As I grew strong they built the land

Built with the labour of brain and hands

The brain to plan, the hand to take

The crystal from the sand


One winters morning I was wed

Became a man in a hotel bed

The bells were ringing as we left the church

Ringing in my head


So ring out the bells

So ring out the bells


The years went past, a boy was born

Champagne bubbled and suits were worn

The older I get, the deeper in debt

Dusk gets nearer than dawn


So ring out the bells

So ring out the bells


What you've never had you'll never miss

But what you've always had's like a deadly kiss

I had a wish, I had a time

Between the chimes of the bells


So ring out the bells

So ring out the bells