Ruth and Mary    Threw a party    everyone was there    Baby Ruth she got a new tatoo    and Mary braided an orchid in her hair    their friend had a farm    and in that same friend's barn    under the stars above    they said their vows    and there was no doubt    this was an everlasting love    and Ruth says    Ah, loves gotta hold on me    Ah, it just won't let me be    My brothers and my sisters    will you ever see    the truth that's shared in Ruth and Mary    some folks say    its the sinners way    to live and love alike    but they can't feel    this loves is real    they say that kind of love ain't right    and Mary says    Ah, loves gotta hold on me    Ah, it just won't let me be    My brothers and my sisters    will you ever see    the truth that's shared in Ruth and Mary    Ruth and Mary on the freeway    tunnel vision Mexico    windows down    through the border towns    and Ricky Lee on the radio    singin' it's your last chance    pullin' out of that last chance Texaco    and Ruth says    Ah, loves gotta hold on me    Ah, it just won't let me be    and my brothers and my sisters    we may never see    the truth that's shared in Ruth and Mary..