ring on her finger, time on her hands

she stood before god

her family & friends

& vowed that she'd never love anyone else again

only me

as pure as her gown of white

she stood by my side

& promised that she'd love me till the day she died

lord

please forgive her

even though she lied

'cause you're the only one who knows just how hard she tried

she had a ring on her finger & time on her hands

the woman in her needed the warmth of a man

the gold turned cold in her wedding band

it's just a ring on your finger when there's time on your hands

when i add up all the countless nights she cried herself to sleep

& all the broken promises i somehow failed to keep

i can't blame her

i'm the one who left her too many times alone

in a 3-bedroom prison

she tried to make a home

her love slowly died

but the fire inside still burned

& the arms of a stranger was the only place left to turn