Road To Ruin Lyrics - Home Of The Brave - 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