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you painted up your lips 
and rolled and curled your tinted hair 
ruby are you contemplating 
going out somewhere 
the shadow on the wall tells me the sun ist going down
oh ruby, dont take your love to town
it wasnt me who started 
that old crazy asian war 
but i was proud to go 
and do my patriotic ch*re 
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 realize 
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 one hundred 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