Ruby's Arms Lyrics

Lyric discussion by PennyCR 

Cover art for Ruby's Arms lyrics by Tom Waits

Is it just me, or does he know that she's pregnant? He knows for sure by Christmas she'll have someone else to hold, not that he's going to be replaced. What a beautiful, ethereal visit of a spirit before his body is loaded on a train and shipped home. I get goose bumps every time I hear this song.