brenda lee-ruby’s lounge Lyrics

ruby’s lounge was none too clean
the lights never worked on the pinball machine
the sawdust floor hadn’t been swept in years
brass spittoons and padded stools
the same collection of half drunk fools
joking with ruby or cryin’ in their beers
ruby’s lounge had a neon sign
the big old ugly blinkin’ kind
it said ruby’s lounge. your husband’s not here” and ten cents played a jukebox tune old songs like “shine on harvest moon” and six bits bought a pitcher of cold draft beer oh ruby ruby time has flown and how your little girl has grown ruby’s lounge seems oh so far away but ruby you never stopped to rest so your little girl could have the best and i’ll love you mama and ruby’s lounge until my dyin’ day now ruby’s lounge had a clientele they didn’t dress they didn’t pay too well but ev’ry night you could count on ’em droppin’ in an occasional fight or a dirty word wasn’t nothin’ that i hadn’t heard and i’ve never left safer anywhere i’ve been when a man was down without a friend ruby always had a buck to lend and she’d set him up she’d say “go on and drink one free” while i washed mugs and i cleaned the bar oh i dreamed someday i’d be a big star but ruby’s lounge was home sweet home to me oh ruby ruby time has flown and how your little girl has grown ruby’s lounge seems oh so far away but ruby you never stopped to rest so your little girl could have the best and i’ll love you mama and ruby’s lounge until my dyin’ day oh ruby ruby how time has flown oh look how your little girl has grown ruby’s lounge seems oh so far away bur ruby you never stopped to rest and you sure gave your little girl the best and i’ll love you mama and ruby’s lounge until my dyin’ day.”