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 there rang a bell

Way off in the distance there rang a bell

And it rang for saints and the sinners as well

Way off in the distance there 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 sorrow of my fellow man

And off in the distance there rang a bell

Way off in the distance there rang a bell

And it rang for saints and the sinners as well

Way off in the distance there 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 there rang a bell

Way off in the distance there rang a bell

And it rang for saints and the sinners as well

Way off in the distance there rang a bell