I DON’T KNOW HOW TO TELL HER 
THAT I DIDN’T GET THAT RAISE IN PAY TODAY. 
AND I KNOW HOW MUCH SHE WANTED THE DRESS 
IN BAKER’S WINDOW, AND IT BREAKS MY HEART 
TO SEE HER HAVE TO WAIT… 
AND CANCEL THE PLANS SHE MADE TO CELEBRATE. 
BUT I CAN COUNT ON HER TO TAKE IT 
WITH A SMILE AND NOT A FROWN. 
SHE KNOWS THAT LIFE HAS ITS LITTLE UPS AND DOWNS, 
LIKE PONIES ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND. 
AND NO ONE GRABS THE BRASS RING EVERYTIME 
BUT SHE DON’T MIND. 
SHE WEARS A GOLD RING ON HER FINGER, 
AND IT’S MINE. 
THE NEW HOUSE PLANS WE’VE HAD SO LONG, 
I GUESS WILL GATHER DUST ANOTHER YEAR. 
AND THE DAFFODILS ARE BLOOMING 
THAT SHE PLANTED WAY LAST FALL 
UPON THE HILL, AND OVER BY THE GATE. 
AND LORD KNOWS I HATE TO SAY AGAIN WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT. 
BUT YOU CAN BET THAT SHE’LL JUST TAKE IT 
WITH A SMILE AND NOT A FROWN. 
SHE KNOWS THAT LIFE HAS ITS LITTLE UPS AND DOWNS, 
LIKE PONIES ON A MERRY-GO-ROUND. 
AND NO ONE GRABS THE BRASS RING EVERYTIME 
BUT SHE DON’T MIND. OH BABY DON’T MIND 
SHE WEARS A GOLD RING ON HER FINGER, 
AND I’M SO GLAD THAT IT’S MINE! 
SHE WEARS A GOLD RING ON HER FINGER, 
AND I’M SO GLAD THAT IT’S MINE!