Church Steeple (High on a Hillside) (single)

High on the hillside the old church steeple calls
The bells are a ringin' singin' to one and all
Of the joys and the sorrows the laughter and the pain
Well the heartbeat of the whole town is heard within that strain

It called to my brother when he made his way back home
With a purple heart in a pine box he was never more to roam
We all came down to see him and to make our last goodbyes
I think of him when the bells ring and tears come to my eyes

High on the hillside the old church steeple calls
The bells are a ringin' singin' to one and all
Of the joys and the sorrows the laughter and the pain
Well the heartbeat of the whole town is heard within that strain

It called to my sister as she walked the aisle in white
All eyes were upon her with my father on her right
He gave her away to my best friend I can hear the bells today
We'll meet there to name the new child and to bless him on his way

High on the hillside the old church steeple calls
The bells are a ringin' singin' to one and all
Of the joys and the sorrows the laughter and the pain
Well the heartbeat of the whole town is heard within that strain

It’ll call and I'll answer until my ears no longer hear
It soothes me in anger it'll wipe out all my fears
It tells us all that we belong and it swells us up with pride
We'll hear it all together and as we walk there side by side

High on the hillside the old church steeple calls
The bells are a ringin' singin' to one and all
Of the joys and the sorrows the laughter and the pain
Well the heartbeat of the whole town is heard within that strain
High on the hillside