Straight Lines - Ring the Bells lyrics

Oh my friends it's been a while since we walked the main road Wasting all our energy pulling on the old ropes Some time apart will make us stronger Oh my dear it's been a while You run away and had a child Said the fathers up and gone Couldn't take it any longer But absence makes the heart go wonder If you think we're gone Then you're truly mistaken If time is a test Then it's one we have taken Ring the bells the boys are coming home No longer will you ever stand alone Stay this time But you know I'll be gone Where am i going, I head for city lights I like the country, but it sleeps at night And nights are long when you sleep alone Say you can't live your life on a phone line Telling you everything is gonna be fine But all I know is all you tell me If you think we're gone Then you're truly mistaken If time is a test Then it's one we have shaken Ring the bells the boys are coming home No longer will you ever stand alone Stay this time But you know.. Put me in the fight Put me in the fight Put me in the fight Put me in the fight Put me in the fight Pull me in the fight Put me in the fight Put me in the fight If you think we're gone Then you're truly mistaken If time is a test Then it's one we have taken If you think we're gone Then you're truly mistaken If time is a test Then it's one we have taken Ring the bells the boys are coming home No longer will you ever stand alone Ring the bells the boys are coming home No longer will you ever stand alone Stay this time Stay this time But you know I'll be gone