The Ring from Your Hand

When that builder cups his hand to other builders ear It doesn't happen often, maybe once or twice a year That compliment from you my precious dear Would creep up unexpectedly then disappear First time we caught each other's eye was at the bottle bank Dropping off three times the amount Our partners knew we drank When did that bottle of plonk Turn in to walking plank When did that Chenin blanc turn to blank We took the shine out the sun Blew the clouds out the sky Took the wind and the rain and the frost Just inches below us, the river runs dry And the love that once took us across The kiss we exchanged That built us a bridge Has sunk to its knees in the sand The petals and sticks we dropped from the ridge Have gone with the ring from your hand Where's the passion when we're both stood in our socks When did marvin's 'get it on' get put back in the box When did being daring begin to shock When did wearing mini skirts turn into wearing frocks Who's the brains in this relationship When we're both in red kagoules How could life be quite so dull With so many golden rules Who's the brains in this relationship When we're both in red kagoules We went and cracked the safe but lost the jewels We took the shine out the sun Blew the clouds out the sky Took the wind and the rain and the frost Just inches below us the river runs dry And the love that once took us across The kiss we exchanged That built us a bridge Has sunk to its knees in the sand The petals and sticks we dropped from the ridge Have gone with the ring from your hand Now I look out the window From the end of the bed And the moon shines so clearly above Looking down at my children And patting their heads Whisper 'good luck sure looks after love' But moonlight through keyhole, starlight through crack Is all the light we'll likely see And till death I depart, or mummy comes back No person casts shadow on me We took the shine out the sun Blew the clouds out the sky Took the wind and the rain and the frost Just inches below us the river runs dry And the love that once took us across The kiss we exchanged That built us a bridge Has sunk to its knees in the sand The petals and sticks we dropped from the ridge Have gone with the ring from your hand Have gone from the ring from your hand