I stood before God, my family and friends  And vowed that I'd never love anyone else again  Only him    As pure as my gown of white I stood by his side  And promised that I'd love him till the day I died  Lord, please forgive me even though I lied  'Cause you're the only one who knows just how hard I tried    Chorus:  I had a ring on my finger and time on my hands  The woman in me needed the warmth of a man  The gold turned cold in my wedding band  It's just a ring on your finger  When there's time on your hands    When I add up all the countless nights I cried myself to sleep  And all the broken promises you somehow failed to keep  He can't blame me    He's the one who left me too many times alone  In a three bedroom prison I tried to make a home  My love slowly died but the fire inside still burned  And the arms of a stranger was the only place left to turn    Repeat Chorus    these lyrics are submitted by Barbara