I wear a ring on my hand so i know where i live I keep a sin in my heart so i know to forgive And i run from my love so i can return home I complain of my freedom wherever i roam My past is a map that is burned at the edge I trampled my song while i was pulling the sledge And i ruined my eyes at the helm of a ship Now i'm watching tv while you empty my clip The bell's always ringing Except when i'm singing The devil comes round with his rattling jar Wherever we are My children are grown and my mind is in half I drink through the pain and i smoke for a laugh And i'll never confess because my god isn't real I work and i play behind big william's wheel The bell's always ringing Except when i'm singing The devil comes round with his rattling jar Wherever we are