Lyrics to
Bells Of The Evening

This version of Bells Of The Evening was released by Gordon Lightfoot in 1975.

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Bells of the evening, O sing to my love
Tell her I miss her, my own turtledove
The streets of the old town are covered with rain
I think I might never know true love again
I’m lost with no road signs to guide me
A slave to my whiskey and dreams
Bells of the evening, O bells that I love
I’ve got some feelings I long to be rid of

I’m not one to ramble; I’m not one to boast
Though I had one lover more lovely than most
She was a country girl born to be free
Who took to the city by chance there to find me

Bells of the evening go pealin’
I’m down here listenin’ to you
Bells of the evening, O bells of the sea
Tell her that I love her, that I’m lost and so lonely

Bells of the evening, your sweet Sunday sound
Reminds me of the redwoods and moss covered ground
So if I should wander on back to the coast
Tell her to remember it’s her I need the most

I’m caught by the minstrel’s misfortune
Of being forever displaced
Bells of the evening, O bells of the sea
Tell her that I love her; That I’m lost I’m so lonely

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About Lyrics and Bells Of The Evening by Gordon Lightfoot

The lyrics for Bells Of The Evening are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1975 song by Gordon Lightfoot. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Bells Of The Evening have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Bells Of The Evening - Gordon Lightfoot and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Bells Of The Evening by Gordon Lightfoot in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Bells Of The Evening" means the words set to the music of Bells Of The Evening, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gordon Lightfoot. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Bells Of The Evening and the lyrics to Bells Of The Evening are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gordon Lightfoot who came here looking just for the lyrics to Bells Of The Evening, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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