MUSIC FOR SALE

Copper Ring Promises

[Verse 1]
I couldn't give you a diamond that would catch the light
Or a silver band to wear through the middle of the night
With nothing but a hammer and a heavy-duty pack
But I found a piece of wire in the bottom of a drawer
And I twisted it together like I'd never done before
It left a green stain on your finger for a week or two
But it was the only way I knew how to say "I do."
[Chorus]
And they were copper ring promises, simple and tough
Made of working-man's metal and a whole lot of rough
It won't shine like a palace or a king's crown jewel
But it'll hold up under pressure like a well-used tool
We didn't have the money and we didn't have the luck
But we had a full tank and a beat-up truck
And a love that's as steady as a heartbeat, regardless
Of the weight of those copper ring promises.
[Verse 2]
The years have a way of wearing things down to the bone
Turning hearts into timber and spirits into stone
But that little bit of copper is still hanging on tight
Through the heat of the summer and the wintertime blight
I've seen the gold-plated lovers drifting apart
With a hole in the middle of a hollowed-out heart
But we're still here standing in the wind and the rain
With a little bit of tarnish and a little bit of stain.
[Bridge]
It ain't a fairy tale ending and it ain't a parade
It's just a life that we've managed to finally have made
One penny at a time, one day at a stretch
Holding onto the things that a dollar can't fetch.
[Chorus]
And they were copper ring promises, simple and tough
Made of working-man's metal and a whole lot of rough
It won't shine like a palace or a king's crown jewel
But it'll hold up under pressure like a well-used tool
We didn't have the money and we didn't have the luck
But we had a full tank and a beat-up truck
And a love that's as steady as a heartbeat, regardless
Of the weight of those copper ring promises.
[Outro]
Yeah, copper ring promises...
Still holding on...
Tough as a nail...
Strong as the dawn.
Copper ring promises.