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Gus Mahoney

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Drove trucks for eleven years and writes like someone with time to think and no radio

the numbers

bpm
86
key
G major
energy
0.71
dance
0.89
valence
0.49
vocal at
7.2s
length
3:19
language
En

lyrics

I set your key on the counter by the sink

Beside a cracked green bowl and a paper cup

You said, “Keep the ring,” and I didn’t even blink

Now it rides with my truck keys, swaying up and up

I stood in the hall with my boots on the mat

You took the front door one last time

I gave back the key, just like that

But the ring stayed home with mine

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Keep the ring, keep the ring

I found it in my coat when I pulled out my change

Next to a Waffle House stub from Sunday night

The little brass loop felt heavier than it should arrange

Like a promise with a scratch on it still held tight

You left no note on the fridge by the magnet

Just a dent where your coffee mug sat

I gave back the key, I won’t forget

But the ring still clinks in the flat

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Keep the ring, keep the ring

I drove past the old duplex on 28th

Saw your porch light off, screen door shut

I dropped your key in the mailbox gate

But I kept the ring in my pocket cut

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Keep the ring, keep the ring

Keep the ring, keep the ring