Verse 1: She was my first love so young and innocent then But I was playing a hand I knew I couldn't win She left me with only a lipstick kiss on the bathroom mirror Ruby Red Left me tossing and turning in this empty bed Chorus: I did her wrong Now she's long gone And I'm a lost ship at sea But the only man I can blame is me So I'm gonna finish my last cigarette and without shedding a tear I'm gonna drown my sorrows in morphine and beer Verse2: Two months later with tears in her pretty brown eyes she came to me Scared to death I let her down and wasn't the man I needed to be In a clinic far from home She dealt with it all alone Repeat Chorus Verse3: I got the call at a quarter after two I finally put her through more than she could make it through Black dresses and white roses, kind words don't make it better I finally found enough strength to read her last letter You did me wrong Now I'm long gone I was a lost ship at sea Waiting for the man I needed you to be So I'm gonna finish my last cigarette and never shed another tear I'm gonna drown all my sorrows in morphine and beer