Between the ring and the memory lyrics

You walked away on a quiet afternoon Left me with a heart feeling empty and marooned You said the world was way too big for our small love And I spent my nights counting stars, hiding my pain above But time did its work, healing slow and deep Turning all my scars into promises I keep I found someone who took my hand, no questions asked Now I have a family, a reason for the path I've tasked A home full of laughter, an embrace to come back to A wife who adores me, and kids to teach what's true But fate wrote a story that I never could foresee When you walked back in, my whole world started to shake for me Between the ring and the memory, who is gonna win? If I love who's by my side, why do I let the ghost back in? My heart screams out your name, while my reason says: Let go Between the ring and the memory, who is gonna win? Between the ring and the memory, who is gonna win? If I love who's by my side, why does the past still sting? My heart calls out for you, while I try to hold what's real Between the ring and the memory, I'm broken on this wheel Your smile still lingers where the clocks don't dare to go One look in your eyes, and the past began to flow A second was enough to bring my walls down to the floor But home is where the love lives, right behind my door There are toys on the rug, there are photos on the wall There are promises we made, standing strong and standing tall How do I explain this pain to my own kin? That sometimes life tests the truest love we're living in You showed up too late, or too soon to forget Fate played a game, placed you right there, a heavy bet If I follow my heart, I might lose all that saved me If I stay with my family, will I bury what you gave me? Between the ring and the memory, who is gonna win? If I love who's by my side, why do I let the ghost back in? My heart screams out your name, while my reason says: Let go Between the ring and the memory, who is gonna win?