(don goodman/mary ann kennedy/pam rose)

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

chorus:
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

(chorus x2)