The Bells Still Ring - Michael Malarkey

It’s a long and lonesome road

If you ain’t got nobody to hold

So I fell in love with a girl

And then I told her so

She was drunk in a fountain

Blowing bubbles at the stars and laughing

And I thought it was childish

But then I caught the joke

It made me laugh

And it made me sneeze like a common cold

And I felt alive

And I wanted her to know

The maps of all faces told our tales

Showed us where to go

And sometimes you read one

You already seem to know

The story you’ve been wishing for

And a face you want to see

When you turn out the light

When you drift off to sleep

That’s a road you want to travel

That’s the place you want to be

And that is the girl in your dream

Trouble comes and trouble goes

But love is like the open road

Roll down the window

Breathe the air in

And when the darkness starts to choke

Love’s a light inside your throat

To heal the hurt

To keep the warmth in

And so you read, and you dream and get nervous 'cause it seems

Like the words start to blur over time

But all things come and go

It’s the way of the world

It’s up to us to keep it alive

And the breeze and the trees seem to whisper your name

You make me feel like a kid

You make me feel like a man

You’re my everything and the bells still ring

It’s a long and lonesome road

If you ain’t got nobody to hold

So if you really love someone

Then you should let them know

I was thinking about walking out

But then I cut myself at the devils mouth

I was foolish but we must break ourselves to grow

You’re my ocean

You’re my bolt

My undertow

You’re my woman

Will you join me down this road?

Trouble comes and trouble goes

But love is like the open road

Roll down the window

Breathe the air in

And when the darkness starts to choke

Love’s a light inside your throat

To heal the hurt

To keep the warmth in

Growing up and growing old

Watch our stories unfold

Like an atlas to places unknown

An the point of it all is that

We can’t be scared to fall

Or to fly

Or sink

Or swim

And the breeze and the trees seem to whisper your name

You make me feel like a kid

You make me feel like a man

You’re my everything and the bells still ring

Just remember that we?

re loved in many different ways

But I will fight for this

I am here to stay

You’re my everything and the bells still ring