Youve painted up your lips
Rolled and curled your tinted hair
Ruby, are you contemplating
Going out somewhere?
The shadow on the wall
Tells me the sun is going down
Oh, Ruby
Dont take your love to town
It wasnt me
That started that old crazy Asian war
But I was proud to go
And do my patriotic chore
And yes, its true that
Im not the man I used to be
Oh, Ruby, I still need some company
Its hard to love a man
Whose legs are bent and paralyzed
And the wants and the needs of a woman your age
Ruby, I realized
But it wont be long
Ive heard them say until Im not around
Oh, Ruby
Dont take your love to town
Shes leaving now cause
I just heard the slamming of the door
The way I know Ive heard it slam 100 times before
And if I could move Id get my gun
And put her in the ground
Oh, Ruby
Dont take your love to town
Oh, Ruby, for Gods sake, turn around