Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town

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Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town was released on October 23, 1977 by EMI Music Nashville (ERN) as a part of the album Ten Years Of Gold

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Kenny Rogers

Performer

The First Edition

The First Edition

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Melvin Lonnie Tillis

Melvin Lonnie Tillis

Songwriter

Glen D. Hardin

Arranger

Mike Post

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jimmy Bowen

Producer

Glen D. Hardin

Producer

Mike Post

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Lyrics

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

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 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

Oh, Ruby

Don't take your love to town

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

Oh, Ruby

Don't take your love to town

Oh, Ruby

For God sake's, turn around

Written by: Mel Tillis

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