"Ruby" lyrics

Ruby drives a ruby red pickup truck
Dice on her mirror, and ice in her blood, it's alright
Yeah, it's alright
We were sixteen when we took the town
Now we've got a lot of shit to figure out, but it's alright
Yeah, it's just life

Hand on her heart, she told me she would be true
When a horse wants to run, there's nothing a boy can do

Ruby, don't you break my heart
I know you need a brand-new start
I swear I'm on the other side
You don't need a hand to hold
But, Ruby, if the road runs cold
I'll be waiting on the other line
Couldn't forget you if I tried

Six years later on the telephone
I heard Ruby's coming home with a new guy
Think I might die
Gonna see his face, yeah, it's gonna hurt
I remember standing in her spotlight
Now I'm back-of-mind

Ruby, why'd you break my heart?
I know you need a brand-new start
I swear I'm on the other side
You don't need a hand to hold
But, Ruby, if the road runs cold
I'll be waiting on the other line
Couldn't forget you if I tried

Hand on her heart, she told me she would be true
Now sixteen feels a long way from twenty-two

Ruby, don't you break my heart
I know you need a brand-new start
I swear I'm on the other side
You don't need a hand to hold
But, Ruby, if that road runs cold
I'll be waiting on the other line
Couldn't forget you if I tried

And I tried