Parody of "Only Wanna Be With You" by Hootie & the Blowfish
(Ruth 1-4)
Ruth and me, we come from different worlds
She was a Moabite, I was a Jewish mother's girl
In time, she married a son of mine.
It's such a shame because because my son and husband died
But there's nothin' I could do ... I said, Ruth, I'm gonna go back home
She looked at me, she had something left to say
I'm gonna follow you and with you I will stay
I won't let ... you just leave. Because, Mom, I love you, and you are my family
And there's nothin' you can do. Naomi's gonna be with Ruth
I will call on your God, too ... Naomi gonna be with Ruth
Went home to live in Bethlehem, seen all my friends
I said, "My family collapsed when all the men died
"But Ruth has not abandoned me, turned my life to bittersweet
"She was married to one of my sons, and when he died, she came with me
"I better help her find a hubby ... a lonely man who needs her, too
"Somebody local ... Naomi gonna see her through
"You can call me 'old school' ... Naomi gonna see her through
And I think I know just who ... Naomi gonna see with Ruth
Sometimes I wonder what would have been
If she'd abandoned me when I told her to back then
Ruth had a baby ... and down the line
Great grandson David, yeah, he was the one who fought the giant
And there's the King of the Jews. I know you've heard of Jesus, too
You can call Him, Lord, too ... He's family with me and Ruth
Yes, He came from out of Ruth ... Naomi wanna be with Ruth
Naomi gonna be with Ruth
