Saints and Sinners

It was Sunday morning in our town
 And I sat on the steps and I stared at the ground
 And I bowed my head while they shuffled past
 All the saints being called to the morning mass
 And off in the distance they rang a bell
 Way off in the distance they rang a bell
 And it rang for the saints and the sinners as well
 Way off in the distance they rang a bell
 I remember the lessons of Sunday School
 And I can't help but think maybe I'm the fool
 But I see no sign of a greater plan
 Just the joy and the sorrow of my fellow man
 And off in the distance they rang a bell
 Way off in the distance they rang a bell
 And it rang for the saints and the sinners as well
 Way off in the distance they rang a bell
 And here we stand while life rushes past
 Between the first breath and the last
 And here we stand between east and west
 And here we stand between birth and death
 I was watching the news the other night
 There was a war on the left there was a war on the right
 And it's no surprise that it's us or them
 It's a long way from heaven to Bethlehem
 And off in the distance they rang a bell
 Way off in the distance they rang a bell
 And it rang for the saints and the sinners as well
 Way off in the distance they rang a bell