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 
AND 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 
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