The weather's getting colder
The landlord says the boiler's broke down
I can feel myself getting older
Livin' in sin, livin' downtown

Among the ruins
Well I've been workin' nights
I hardly see my baby
I hardly see the light

Boil some water for shavin'
Forget altogether about washin' my hair
Tonight we'll go over to my sister's
And do our bathing there

Love among the ruins
But when my ship comes in
Baby and me are gonna live like people again

The morning sunlight
Perforates the abandoned buildings
Baby sleeps in a cage of light
Plaster fallin' from the ceiling

There's a wino in the hallway
Another lost soul come in from the cold
He thinks he's found the gates of Eden
It once was here
It's since been sold

It's now the ruins
You gotta make your own paradise
When baby wakes up
We'll put the world on ice

Love among the ruins
Well, I've been workin' nights
I hardly see my baby
I hardly see the light

Love among the ruins
But, when my ship comes in
Baby and me, we're gonna live like people again

Love among the ruins
Love among the ruins
Love among the ruins