nuthin's ever gonna be the same again

oh

sweet ruby girl

put your arms 'round my neck and ring like a bell

meet me rosita

kiss me carika

nothin's ever gonna be the same again

hey

now look at those two just dancing there

the ordeal over in the old town square

this crisp white shirt won't sweep up the dirt

and nothin's ever gonna be the same again

oh

sweet ruby girl

put your arms 'round my neck and ring like a bell

meet me rosita

kiss me carika

nothin's ever gonna be the same again

nothin's ever gonna be the same again

hey

yeah

now listen to that song he's a-tryin' to shout

with the cuban heel boots and his ass hangin' out

a sound so ancient

so meat and potatoes

yeah

but nothin's ever gonna be the same again

oh

sweet ruby girl

mama's kisses taste like caramel

meet me rosita

kiss me carika

nothin's ever gonna be the same again

nothin's ever gonna be the same again

oh

nobody understands a word we're sayin'

if there's somethin' crumblin' like a fruitcake

sugar

then keep drinkin' it

get the interpretatin'

if the poem's all sore you get that

learn to play guitar

quit that phrasing and parading and get that ass outta the bar

but learn how to swing and get their hands off their things

yeah nothin's ever gonna be the same again

no bottle of wine just don't hit me the same

unless it softens the frame around

oh

that face

i learn how to swing and get my hands off my things

yeah

nothin's ever gonna be the same again

sugar

nothin's ever gonna be the same again

nothin's ever gonna be

hey

hey

oh

sweet ruby girl

mama's kisses taste like caramel

meet me rosita

my precious carika

nothin's ever gonna

hey

hey

hey

oh

sweet ruby girl

put your arms 'round my neck and ring like a bell

now my stomach's tight

and i'm as thirsty as hell

but nothin's ever gonna be the same again

nothin's ever gonna be the same again

nothin's ever gonna be the same again