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Ruby Slippers

from The Ego Has Landed by Phil Nice

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This cajun inspired number dates back to 2011 and a project that it was specifically written for. Torben Kaas and I had the idea of getting a little band together to play zydeco - a sort of plugged in cajun style - and decided to write our own numbers for it. For one reason or another, the project didn't pan out, but the numbers live on (and evolve) long after. In fact, two other numbers from the album (Junkyard Dog and The Gypsy in Me) were also written for projects that Torben and I have dreamt up and then put on ice. It was natural that I immediately thought of Torben to give this song just the mood I was looking for. We may not be good at getting bands up and running, but as a catalyst for material, our failed attempts have been productive.

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You say you're looking for a brand new guy
If you don't advertise, no one's gonna buy
You're feeling lonely day and night
It's no use getting all up tight
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do
The party's not gonna come to you
So put your ruby slippers on

Two steps forward one step back
Two at the door and one in the sack
Look in the mirror, are you gettin fat?
Pop some pills and drink some Jack
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do
The party's not gonna come to you
So put your ruby slippers on

So let's party
Let's party
Let's party like they landed on the moon
Let's party let's party
it's later than you think
No time left for doom and gloom

Feels like the world has passed you by
It'll all come again, so don't you cry
I'll sit and wait on your front step
And watch the stars while you get set
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do
The party's not gonna come to you
So put your ruby slippers on

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from The Ego Has Landed, released August 6, 2017
Guest vocalist: Torben Kaas

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