You had your brother’s jean jacket on
You were hanging tough on the hood of a car,
Outside the Karcherville mall
As summer waned in to fall.

You were a senior, class of ‘92
I graduated three years ahead of you
Stayed in this town too long.
Working these shit shovel jobs

You called me over to kiss the ring,
Don’t remember what we said but it felt like lightning.
Just like that we’re in love.
Just like that satan clapped his hands we’re in love,
Blue ruin.

You had a boyfriend the quarterback
He was a silverback in a lettermen’s jacket
He made all kinds of plans.
He never stood a chance, did he babe?

Your daddy found out and he didn’t approve
“That Boy’s nothin’ but poison for you”
That’s the god’s honest truth.
Poison for me, poison for you.

Stole the credit cards and two hundred in cash
Off the leather wallet on your parent’s nightstand.
Made a break for Las Vegas.
As far as a full tank would take us
Towards blue ruin.

Pumping gas at the filling station
I saw you running out, hands full of small denominations
Waving my gun in the air,
Like some deranged million-heiress

Off duty cop in the next over stall
Saw the whole thing tried to put a stop to it all.
Engine revved he yelled stop
Windshield shattered from the shots.

90 miles per hour down this deserted highway
Your bleeding out hard, you say you’ll be okay
“Baby tell me a story what’s it like where we’re going In Blue Ruin?”