Sound the bells in the town
For the soldiers have come back around
Just to find that there's nothing left
And the girl in the dress
Wears her hair in a permanent mess
So that no one can see her eyes wet

She had waited for months
'Til she falsely heard that her soldier was crushed
And her world came crashing down
But he was still on the battlefield
Trying to pretend that it wasn't real
And holding a picture of her as men fell to the ground

Sinking hands on the gun and she's the only one
Who can save him today

But they're pushed and pulled apart
At the seams of worn hearts
Thrown into the dark of the night
To join in the fight

So he's feeling her heart
And it takes him right back to the start
Like a bottled letter out to sea
And the fog seems to rise
For all he can see is Lillian's eyes
On a bright September's day

He laid down to rest his bones
And when he awoke, all the bullets had blown
And the bodies, oh, the bodies felt still
Now he saw the only way
Walk through the valley all night, all day
Hoping to follow his feet back to her

Sinking hands on the gun and she's the only one
Who can save him today

But they're pushed and pulled apart
At the seams of worn hearts
Thrown into the dark of the night
To join in the fight

(Johnny, walk a little bit faster
Get back to the woman you love...)

But they're pushed and pulled apart
At the seams of worn hearts
Thrown into the dark of the night
To join in the fight

But they're pushed and pulled apart
At the seams of worn hearts
Thrown into the dark of the night
To join in the fight

Pushed and pulled apart
Pushes and pulled apart

Pushed and pulled apart