Lyric discussion by Rotager 

I'm no country fan but I have deep respect for Johnny Cash. This song describes love better than any other song for me. Cash compares love to a ring of fire that both warms and torments the victim. And the longer one stays in love or the ring of fire, the more intense the flames and the affair become.

Hate to blow your mind but this song wasn't written by Johnny Cash. It was written by June Carter Cash about Johnny. I guess this shouldn't change your opinion of the meaning or that it describes love for you... but you did say you have "deep respect for" Cash, and if it's because of this song, then the respect should be aimed at his wife! haha

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