A Bell is Only a Bell
(words and music by Norman G. Walker © SOCAN)

A
Bell

Is only a bell still,

'Til you make it ring

A song will want for expression,

So you give it voice to sing

A day, but a passing of time

So, you live its full array

And love is only a reason,

It's only nature's way

And love is only worth having,

When you can give it all away

A candle is only a candle,
'Til you give it flame

A pen will never be sword-like,

Until you write your name

A loved one will never have known it,

Unless you show you care

And a smile a thousand times brighter,

With loving friends to share

And friends will only be friends when,

You need them they'll be there.

A road is only a road 'til, you follow it where it goes
A seed is only potential, until you let it grow

A river just passage of water, 'til you take a drink

And words are in search of a poem, in time consigned to ink

And poems are inspirations,

That give

Us

Time

...

To think.