I'll Wear Your Ring

The weight on my finger

The faint slip of silver

The feeling you're never far gone

Did it feel authentic?

Did you feel you meant it

When you said our lovin' was wrong?

I wrote you a letter

I said I was better

I said I would never know why

You left like a bandit

It's not like we planned it

But I'll leave the light on for a while

And I'll leave the linen

The way they've been slept in

The sheets on the bed in a pile

And I'll wear your ring

On the right hand for a while

And I'll wear your ring

On the right hand for a while

Did I breathe too deep in

When I held you, sleeping?

Did you dream you're leaving for long?

I'll hang up tomorrow

And beg, steal, and borrow

I'm breathing, you're leaving, and you're gone

I'll put on my denim

And put on a gingham

In classic American style

And I'll wear your ring

On the right hand for a while

And I'll wear your ring

On the right hand for a while

I'm dressed for the morning

And just for a moment

I've almost forgotten you're gone

Then I remember

I have till September

Summer, the daylight's so long

I'll put on a kettle of whistling metal

And spill just a little on the tile

And I'll wear your ring

On the right hand for a while

And I'll wear your ring

On the right hand for a while