Ruby's got a brother

Her brother's got a lover

His lover's got another on the side

Ain't nobody's business

We all need forgiveness

It's been laying heavy on my mind.

If you got a secret baby I can keep it

Lock it up and swallow the key

Everybody's got a little something to hide

You can lay it all on me.

Her mama used the bible

Daddy used the bottle

Revival and survival made her run

She's using just a little

Of both here in the middle

I know exactly where she's coming from.

If you got a secret baby I can keep it

Lock it up and swallow the key

Everybody's got a little something to hide

You can lay it all on me.

Covering my tracks and sneaking on the sly

It's getting hard to look my rosie/ruby in the eye

She caught us shackin' up at a dirty motel

Says she's gonna send us both straight to hell.

It's complicated ain't it

I wish I could explain it

It wouldn't make no difference if I tried

Ruby and her brother

Say one way or another

I'm running out of places I can hide.

If you know a secret you best know how to keep it

Lock it up and swallow the key

Everybody's got a little something to hide

You can lay it all on me.