### Verse 1 The foreman showed us on my first day Four fingers and a smooth place where the fifth one went He said a ring on a hook will take it clean So I wear mine on a chain ### Chorus Ring on a chain, ring on a chain It knocks on my chest when I bend to lift Ring on a chain, ring on a chain Safe from the work, safe from the weight ### Verse 2 You leave notes on the coffee maker I leave mine on the stove We have been married four years I know your handwriting better than your voice ### Chorus Ring on a chain, ring on a chain It knocks on my chest when I bend to lift Ring on a chain, ring on a chain Safe from the work, safe from the weight ### Verse 3 The clasp let go once at a load-in It rolled off between the deck boards I lay in the dirt with a flashlight Twenty minutes with the whole crew waiting When I found it I couldn't stand up right away I just held it in my fist under the stage ### Bridge I keep it safe from the hooks and the gates I keep it safe from the road cases I keep it safe from everything Except for me ### Final Chorus Ring on a chain, ring on a chain It knocks on my chest when I bend to lift Ring on a chain, ring on a chain Safe from everything but me ### Instrumental Outro
