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 Was a time, 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 The real deal And I love you still Strong enough, aren't we darling It lasts and it's pure When you hold it you're sure The measure, the treasure The Gold Standard Lost and found all around we meandered The talk of town, put us down, they lie and slander But together again They lose and we win None better, together The Gold Standard The real deal And I love you still Strong enough, aren't we darling It lasts and it's pure When you hold it you're sure The measure, the treasure The Gold Standard Yeah the real deal And I love you still My measure, my treasure My Gold Standard Golden bands on our hands in the picture