Hear the Bells

The last time we met was down at the tap room

Drinkin' Mezcal and tears in our eyes

You sang me a song sweet as a monsoon

Blowin' in from the South

Hear the bells ringin' out

Let 'em ring on New Year's Day

I sat on the hill near the mission

Where lovers meet and when poppies bloom

I followed the ranchers rambling down Broadway

Sellin' crops on the side of the road

Their heart's in Sonora whenever it rains

And wherever they roam

Take this charm and dry your tears

Won't you wear it to ease your mind?

Hear the bells ringin' out

Let 'em ring on New Year's Day

Hear the radio blarin' a sad corrido

"La tierra del sol suspiro por verte

Quisiera llorar, quisiera morrir"

Come this November's Procession

Mezcal on a Sunday with tears in our eyes

'Cause it's foolish to laugh and pointless to cry

About some old photos buried inside the cracked and crumblin' walls

Take this charm and dry your tears

Won't you wear it to ease your mind?

Take a breath to soothe your sorrows

Until they're gone, gone as the years fade away

Hear the bells ringin' out

Let 'em ring on New Year's Day