Belated Promise Ring Lyrics

Lyric discussion by wethefree10 

Cover art for Belated Promise Ring lyrics by Iron & Wine

I love sam beam, he's absolutely brilliant.

I've just heard the song tonight, but let me throw out a few comments for a go and perhaps some feedback. He gives her a belated promise ring. Maybe he waited too long to make that gesture - like the pony turning blue in the stream. He wants a boy, but she wants a promise first. When he finally offers it, it may have come too late. Perhaps she'd moved on, and it was rejected. In the end they come back together. He realizes she is worth make the commitment because he has seen...