Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town

You've 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 is going down.

Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town.

It wasn't me that started that old crazy Asian war
But I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore
And yes, it's true that I'm not the man I used to be.

Oh, Ruby
I still need some company.

It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
And the wants and needs of a woman your age, Ruby, I realized
But it won't be long I've heard them say until I'm not around.

Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town.

She's leaving now 'cause I just heard the slamming of the door
The way I know I've heard it slam one hundred times before
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground.

Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town.
Oh, Ruby
For God's sake turn around.