Road To Ruin

Road To Ruin - Black 47

The strobe was pulsin' in the after-hours

The booze was flowin' free

When I first saw you across

That room on down by Houston Street

You were wrapped around a wiseguy for all the world to see

Ah you touched my heart across that room

Then you came on home with me

The angels knew their business boys

They knew what they were doin'

With your blazin' eyes and

Your raven hair on down the road to ruin

I gave up friends and family

I gave up all I knew

I followed you like Jesus Christ on down the road to ruin

The dawn threw up across the sky

We kissed like boy and girl

But neither of us was innocent

We'd both been screwed by the world

We clung onto each other for fear we'd drift away

Ah you touched me to

My heart's desire on the dawning of that day

The angels knew their business boys

They knew what they were doin'

With your blazin' eyes and

Your raven hair on down the road to ruin

I gave up friends and family I gave up all I knew

I followed you like Jesus Christ on down the road to ruin

"Johnny" you said "I'm clean outta me head

I can't take any more pain

If life's for livin' then what are we doin'

Ploughin' these poisoned streets again and again"

Jenny I didn't know what I had in you

How could I be so dumb to walk out on you

Now what am I doin'

Ploughin' these poisoned streets again and again

And again and again and again and again and again

I wonder where you are tonight

I hope you're feelin' fine

In some saloon or after-hours

The men around you like flies

I keep on searchin' everywhere

I know just what I'm doin'

Ah you're somewhere out there right

In front of me on down the road to ruin

The angels knew their business boys

They knew what they were doin'

With your blazin' eyes and

Your raven hair on down the road to ruin

I gave up friends and family

I gave up all I knew

I followed you like Jesus Christ on down the road to ruin

I followed you you