Church Bells

Jenny grew up wild, like a blackfoot daisy

Out in the shack with a blue tick hound

Broke as hell, but blessed with beauty

The kind that a rich man can't turn down

She caught the eye of an oil man dancin’

One summer night in a dime store dress

She had the looks, he had the mansion

And you can figure out the rest

It was all roses, drippin’ in diamonds

Sippin’ on champagne

She was all uptown, wearin’ that white gown

Takin’ his last name

She could hear those church bells ringin', ringin'

And up in the loft, that whole choir singin', singin'

Fold your hands and close your eyes

Yeah, it's all gonna be alright

And just listen to the church bells ringin', ringin’

Yeah, they're ringin’

Jenny was hostin’ Junior League parties

And having dinner at the country club

Everyone thought they were Ken and Barbie

But Ken was always gettin' way too drunk

Saturday night, after a few too many

He came home ready to fight

And all his money could never save Jenny

From the devil livin’ in his eyes

It was all bruises, covered in makeup

Dark sunglasses

And that next mornin’, sittin’ in the back pew

Praying with the Baptists

She could hear those church bells ringin', ringin'

And up in the loft, that whole choir singin', singin'

Fold your hands and close your eyes

Yeah, it's all gonna be alright

And just listen to the church bells ringin', ringin’

Yeah, they're ringin’

Jenny slipped something in his Tennessee whiskey

No lawman was ever gonna find

And how he died is still a mystery

But he hit a woman for the very last time

She could hear those church bells ringin', ringin'

You standing there in a black dress singing, singing

Fold your hands and close your eyes

Yeah, it's all gonna be alright

And just listen to the church bells ringin', ringin’

Yeah, they're ringin’