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Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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 goin' down
[Refrain 1]
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
[Verse 2]
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
[Refrain 2]
Oh, Ruby
I still need some company
[Verse 3]
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
And the wants and the needs of a woman of your age
Ruby, I realize
But it won't be long, I've heard them say, until I'm not around
[Refrain 1]
Oh, 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 goin' down
[Refrain 1]
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
[Verse 2]
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
[Refrain 2]
Oh, Ruby
I still need some company
[Verse 3]
It's hard to love a man whose legs are bent and paralyzed
And the wants and the needs of a woman of your age
Ruby, I realize
But it won't be long, I've heard them say, until I'm not around
[Refrain 1]
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
[Verse 3]
She's leavin' now 'cause I just heard the slammin' of the door
The way I know I've heard it slam 100 times before
And if I could move, I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
[Refrain 1]
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
[Refrain 3]
Oh, Ruby
For God sake's, turn around
She's leavin' now 'cause I just heard the slammin' of the door
The way I know I've heard it slam 100 times before
And if I could move, I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
[Refrain 1]
Oh, Ruby
Don't take your love to town
[Refrain 3]
Oh, Ruby
For God sake's, turn around
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What did Kenny Rogers say about "Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town"?
Genius Answer
In an interview with CMT, Rogers said:
If you look at “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town,” it’s about a Vietnam war vet who came back and he’s struggling with trying to relate to his wife.
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1969
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