Band of Gold - Greg Brown

This band of gold never meant much to me

A link in the chain that the world wants to see

A part of the show that the world asks you for

You can do what you want behind any closed door

This band of gold slips off easily

But there’s a mark underneath it anybody can see

The sun and the wind, the years and the days

Made that mark a part of me and it won’t go away

And just like that mark there’s a part of my heart

Your love protects from the storm

And there I can be a child who’s free

Though my body is weary and worn

And that band of gold is as big as the sky

No ocean is wider-no mountain as high

It’s as soft as your kiss is and as warm as our bed

And with that band of gold every day I thee wed