That Old Church Bell

ABOUT THIS SONG

He left home at eighteen certain he knew better. That bell kept ringing him back.

LYRICS

I was pretty hard headed and quick to back talk
I always had to have the very last word
I was eighteen full of gasoline
Thinking I knew more than the Lord
She said this world may try and pull you away
But you’ll know where to turn when it does
I laughed and left that little town
Like leaving could change who I was

That old church bell still rings true
Just like every prayer my momma prayed me through
When the road gets dark and the night runs long
It calls a wandering heart back home
I’ve broken rules and broken hearts
Made mistakes I can’t undo
But every Sunday calls me home
That old church bell still rings true

Grandpa rests beneath an old oak tree
Just beyond that little church
Momma lays fresh roses down
Then bows her head inside the pew
When I came home broke and ashamed
She never asked me where I’d been
She opened up that old screen door
And let her boy come home again

That old church bell still rings true
Just like every prayer my momma prayed me through
When the road gets dark and the night runs long
It calls a wandering heart back home
I’ve broken rules and broken hearts
Made mistakes I can’t undo
But every Sunday calls me home
That old church bell still rings true

I’ve broken rules and broken hearts
Made mistakes I can’t undo
But every Sunday calls me home
That old church bell still rings true

CREDITS

Written & Performed by Chad Sanders
Recording, Engineering, Mixing & Mastering by Chad Sanders
Guitars, Keyboards & Programming by Chad Sanders
Instruments: Fender Telecaster • Yamaha Keyboard & additional instruments
Software: Ableton Live • ACID Pro multitrack • Sound Forge Studio

ABOUT "THAT OLD CHURCH BELL"

"That Old Church Bell" is an original country breakup song written and recorded by Chad Sanders, an independent country music artist and songwriter from Alabama.

He left home at eighteen certain he knew better. That bell kept ringing him back.

Fans of small-town country and country family song will find something real in this track, the kind of honest storytelling Chad Sanders is known for across his original catalog.

Chad Sanders writes and records from the perspective of someone rooted in North Alabama, North Alabama specifically, in the heart of Marshall County. His music reflects life as it actually is in small-town America, not as it's packaged for radio.

Released in April 2024, "That Old Church Bell" is available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. Preview it here at ChadSandersOfficial.com before you stream.