From the recording WEST OF LONELY
Lyrics
THE CHURCH BELL
The vaguely distant church bell tells its story
The afternoon is heavy with belief
The soul of one more broken wasted dreamer
Is running from the crime scene like a thief
No rays of hopeful sunbeams from the rafters
No music from the gathered host above
Just a simple bell on a simple quiet errand
For a man who didn't know he couldn't love
No need for rhyme no need for explanation
No alibis to take away the guilt
No stories of a lifetime chasing shadows
No smoke from burning bridges that he'd built
No rays of hopeful sunbeams from the rafters
No music from the gathered host above
Just a simple bell on a simple quiet errand
For a man who didn't know he couldn't love
And every little story has an ending
And every point of honor has a start
And each goodbye you've heard had seen you coming
There are no hiding places in the heart
No rays of hopeful sunbeams from the rafters
No music from the gathered host above
Just a simple bell on a simple quiet errand
For a man who didn't know he couldn't love