Havin' a party up next door, but I'm sitting here all alone
Two lovers in the bedroom and the other starts to shout
All I got is this blank stare and that don't carry no clout at all
Destination unknown
Ruby ruby ruby ruby soho
He's singin' and she's there to lend a hand
He's seen his name on the marquee but she will never understand
Once again he's leavin' and she's there with a tear in her eye
Embraces with a warm gesture it's time
Time to say goodbye
Destination unknown
Ruby ruby ruby ruby soho
Ruby's heart ain't beatin' cause she knows the feelin' is gone
She's not the only one who knew there's something wrong
Little lover's in the distance as she wipes a tear from eye
Ruby's fading out, she disappears
It's time
Time to say goodbye
Destination unknown
Ruby ruby ruby ruby soho
It's just the ability to reason that wears so thin
Living and dying and the stories that are true
The secret to a good life is knowing when you're through
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
The boy's a time bomb
He's back in the hole where they got him living
Like a rat but he's smarter that that
Nine lives like a cat
15 years old
Take him to the youth authority home
First thing you learn you gotta make it in this world alone
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
The boy's a time bomb
Now he's gotten out
Gotten free
Gotta go
Gotta car
21 years old he's runnin' from the bar
His pager's beepin'
He's gotten deep in
Whatever he can move on in you know that kid's a creepin' in
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
The boy's a time bomb
The boy's a time bomb
Tears come from the razor that's been tatooed below his eye
His mother cries
She knows he is strong enough to die
He's rollin' in the Cadillac, it's midnight, sunroof is down
Three shots run out
The herd's deal
The new king is crowned
Black coat, white shoes, black hat, cadillac
The boy's a time bomb
O...TIME BOMB!
You know his mother never understand him
Went to his room and smashed his Billy Bragg record
Didn't want to hear that communist lecture
You know his mother tried to take him to war
Sammy, now the war is over
Now we're at the war's end
Now it's time for you to leave home