Gold Standard

[Verse 1]
Golden bands on their hands in the picture
Fifty years, smiles and tears, they're a fixture
In the town and on the street and every couple they meet
Says, "Look at them, her and him: the gold standard"

[Verse 2]
There was a time when you were mine, we were lovers
Drifted apart, broken hearts, there were others
But in the end right on through my mind runs back to you
'Cause for me, you'll always be the gold standard

[Chorus]
The real deal, and I love you still
Strong enough, aren't we darlin'?
And it lasts and it's pure when you hold and you're sure
The measure, the treasure, the gold standard

[Verse 3]
Lost and found, all around we meander
Talk of the town, they put us down, lie and slander
But together again they lose and we win
None better, together, the gold standard

[Chorus]
The real deal, and I love you still
Strong enough, aren't we darlin'?
And it lasts and it's pure when you hold and you're sure
The measure, the treasure, the gold standard

[Chorus]
We're the real deal, and I love you still
Strong enough, aren't we darlin'?
And it lasts and it's pure when you hold and you're sure
The measure, the treasure, the gold standard
My measure, my treasure, the gold standard

[Outro]
Golden bands on our hands in the picture