The Bells

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