Speaking of the rules you left behind The years were kind, as kind as they could be Alcoholic, bitter and bemused Still, I can't excuse your sly indecency Take a look around, Lynn What's the use in keeping thin When there's no one to impress or call? Take another look, then Where's the joy in living When you know you can't escape the fall? We're raised on the promises of fortunes delayed Why slave your whole life when it's so easy to take? Tell Ruby in Paradise it's all a mistake We're raised on the promises of fortunes delayed Why slave your whole life when it's so easy to take? Tell Ruby in Paradise I've made a mistake Captive to the bleak New English cold It makes you older than your list of crimes Forty-five and you have yet to find Yourself or anybody worth your time Take a look around, Lynn What's the use in keeping thin When there's no one to impress or call? Take another look, then Where's the joy in living When you know you can't escape the fall? We're raised on the promises of fortunes delayed Why slave your whole life when it's so easy to take? Tell Ruby in Paradise it's all a mistake The sun seems a little bit brighter today I'm not sure if something good is headed my way Tell Ruby in Paradise I'm coming to stay