Drowning out completely a particular scenario The louder it got, the further I had to go I was driving hard into Northern Ontario Saw a lot of rocks, lot of trees and a lot of snow The colder it got the further I had to go But who came running when the bells were ringing? Who chimed in with the angels singing? Who stood firm when everybody else was gone? White lines running underneath my truck Maybe too fast, maybe pushing my luck Sifting through my hands Dropping like grains of sand Telephone call from a motel hall Crackling line seems to say it all But you don't answer There's just ringing in my ears You came running when the bells were ringing You chimed in with the angels singing You stood firm when everybody else was gone I'm hearing some kind of call of duty To recognize the magic and the beauty As one day breathes into the next I'm feeling some kind of gratitude A shift in the altitude, ya As one day breathes into the next