metallica

Ronnie

A dark tale from *Load*, 1996

Story starts, quiet town
Small town boy, big time frown
Never talks, never plays
Different path, lost his way
Then streets of red, red, I'm afraid
No confetti, no parade
Nothing happens in this boring place
But, oh my God, how it all did change
Now they all pray

Bloodstain, wash away
He said, "Lost my way"
This bloody day, lost my way

I heard him, he said, "Lost my way"
This bloody day, lost my way

All things wash away
But blood stained the sun red today

I always said, something wrong
With little strange Ronnie Long
Never laughed, never smiled
Talked alone for miles and miles and miles

Chorus

Well, all the green things died
When Ronnie moved to this place
He said, "Don't you dare ask
Why I'm cursed to wear this face"

Now we all know why the children
Called him Ronnie Frown
When he pulled that gun from his pocket
They all fall down, down, down

Outro

Hey mom, this is Ronnie
Said I told you to leave well alone
Hey mom, this is Ronnie
Don't you cry, don't you cry, don't you cry