IN A PAWN SHOP
IN CHICAGO
ON A SUNNY
SUMMER DAY
A COUPLE GAZES AT
THE WEDDING RINGS
THERE ON DISPLAY
SHE SMILES AND
NODS HER HEAD
AS HE SAYS HONEY
THAT'S FOR YOU
IT'S NOT MUCH
BUT IT'S THE BEST
THAT I CAN DO
GOLDEN RING
WITH ONE TINY
LITTLE STONE
WAITING THERE
FOR SOMEONE TO
TAKE IT HOME
BY ITSELF
IT'S JUST A
COLD METALLIC THING
ONLY LOVE CAN MAKE A
GOLDEN WEDDING RING
IN A LITTLE
WEDDING CHAPEL
LATER ON
THAT AFTERNOON
AN OLD UPRIGHT PIANO
PLAYS THAT OLD
FAMILIAR TUNE
TEARS ROLL DOWN
HER CHEEKS
AND HAPPY THOUGHTS
RUN THROUGH HER HEAD
AS HE WHISPERS LOW
WITH THIS RING
I THEE WED
GOLDEN RING
WITH ONE TINY
LITTLE STONE
SHINING RING
NOW AT LAST IT'S
FOUND A HOME
BY ITSELF
IT'S JUST A
COLD METALLIC THING
ONLY LOVE CAN MAKE A
GOLDEN WEDDING RING
IN A SMALL
TWO-ROOM APARTMENT
AS THEY FIGHT THEIR
FINAL ROUND
HE SAYS YOU WON'T
ADMIT IT BUT I KNOW
YOU'RE LEAVIN' TOWN
SHE SAYS ONE THING'S
FOR CERTAIN
I DON'T LOVE YOU
ANYMORE
AND THROWS DOWN
THE RING AS SHE WALKS
OUT THE DOOR
GOLDEN RING
WITH ONE TINY
LITTLE STONE
CAST ASIDE
LIKE THE LOVE THAT'S
DEAD AND GONE
BY ITSELF
IT'S JUST A
COLD METALLIC THING
ONLY LOVE CAN MAKE A
GOLDEN WEDDING RING
IN A PAWN SHOP
IN CHICAGO
ON A SUNNY
SUMMER DAY
A COUPLE GAZES AT
THE WEDDING RINGS
THERE ON DISPLAY
GOLDEN RING