My dear, you've been gone so longOh, nothing is gone wrongOh, ain't you ever coming homeYeah, and those bellsOh, the bells come outSo smoothThey repeat and they repeatAin't you ever coming homeOh, ain't you ever coming homeOh, ain't you ever coming homeWill they remind me, or remind me of you?Yeah, bells ring outDon't you hear those bells ringing?And it sounds so prettyWill they? Oh, come onOh, come on, babyCome on, prove that you canYes, and reach for my handOh, ain't you ever coming home?Yeah, baby, baby, baby, baby, babyYeah, you know, you know who I'm a-talkin' about, babyI done got down on my knees and prayedI know you cried and showed you that I love youAnd to have a money homeAnd to have a money home