For Ruby. Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Never seen someone make
Pink so pretty
Play make-up and
Dresses litter the floor
Smile's chasing her cheeks
To her eyebrows
We'll laugh until our tummies
Get sore
Only five years old and she's
So nervous
Daddy blows out candles and
He sweats
Too young to understand this
Birthday
Will be the best gift daddy ever
Gets

[Pre-Chorus]
She said her body held a monster
And she needs help tryna
Fight it
And she knew it when he
Crossed her
That it was wrong but she
Could right it
And she took my hand
[Chorus]
And I said "please
Put up your fists
Put on a smile
And blow them a kiss
Cause darling, you're
Nothing but brave and I know
That you can be saved
We're gonna chase down the monster
We're gonna chase down the monster

[Verse 2]
Glitter painted toenails and
She stands tall
Says "mama, Santa's coming soon"
Mama laughs and chokes the tears
Back, says "baby girl, he's coming just
For you"

[Verse 3]
Only five years old and she's
So precious, sings to every song
On the radio
Too young to understand that this one
Was written just for Ruby cause I know
[Pre-Chorus]
She said her body held a monster
And she needs help tryna
Fight it
And she knew it when he
Crossed her
That it was wrong but she
Could right it
And she took my hand

[Chorus]
So darling don't you
Give up
Go and put your chin up
Show 'em that you're strong enough
When it gets rough
To last a second round

[Outro]
Darling please, put up your fists
Out on a smile
And blow them a kiss
Cause darling you're nothing but
Brave
And I know, that you can be saved
Put up your fists, put on a smile
And blow them a kiss
Cause Ruby, you're nothing but
Brave
Oh, and I know that you can be saved
We're gonna chase down the monster
Yeah, we can chase down the monster
We're gonna chase down the monster
Yeah, we can chase down the monster
We're gonna chase down the monster

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For Ruby. is one of Ashley Frangipane’s only songs that she released under that name (now she goes by Halsey).
It’s a charity single for the Donna Louise children’s fund, dedicated to a 5 year old girl named Ruby Owen, who’d been fighting stage 4 cancer and died on January 7, 2013.

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