Claddagh Rings

[Verse 1]
Silver whispers
Cold on my skin
A gift from her hands
Where life had been
She said
"Hold this close
It's yours to keep
"
Now she rests where the willows weep
[Chorus]
I hate taking my Claddagh rings off
Their weight's not gold
But it's heavy enough
They carry her touch
They carry their love
I hate taking my Claddagh rings off
[Verse 2]
The blue-green stone
A sea in the light
My parents' hands gave it that night
The room was warm
Their faces kind
The past and present in the same design
[Chorus]
I hate taking my Claddagh rings off
Their weight's not gold
But it's heavy enough
They carry their touch
They carry their love
I hate taking my Claddagh rings off
[Bridge]
Fingers bare feel strange and wrong
Like a singer caught without her song
They hold my heart
My hands
My kin
Two circles that tie where I begin
[Chorus]
I hate taking my Claddagh rings off
Their weight's not gold
But it's heavy enough
They carry their touch
They carry their love
I hate taking my Claddagh rings off

soft harmonies, gentle fiddle fills, intimate, folk, acoustic; female vocals; fingerpicked guitar