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Ruby
In The Dust credits
released
2004 Raindrop Records
Recorded
by Joe DeMaio at Shorefire Recording Studios,
Long Branch, NJ. USA
Additional recording done by Mudd Wallace
at Homestead Recording Studios, Randalstown, N.
Ireland, UK
Strings recorded by John Noll at Retromedia
Studios, Red Bank, NJ. USA
Produced by Michael E. Thomas
Mastered by Leon Zervos at Masterdisk,
NYC
Musicians:
Michael E. Thomas~Guitar/Vocals
Guy Fleming-Bass
Steve Holley-Drums/Percussion
Additional
Musicians:
Henry McCullough~Lead Guitar
Ed Mundell~Lead Guitar
TM Stevens~Bass
John McCullough~Keyboards
Susan Heerema~Violin
Eamon~Boudran
Lisa~Concerta
Graphics
by Sharyn Seidel-Kometz
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Track
Listing
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1.
Say You Love Me
2. Emerald Eyes
3. Rock n' Roll Man
4. Stars that Fall
5. And Then the Rains Came
6. Ruby in the Dust
7. Scarlett Butterfly's
8. Flyin'
9. Haunted
10. The Actress
11. Shadows
12. The Devil's Swing
13. The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
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Lyrics
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SAY YOU LOVE ME
By Michael E. Thomas
One day a prince kissed an angel
A lonely man cries on the table
Love's a mystery to the common man
An angel's heart takes time to understand
Say you love me and I'll be there with
you
Say you love me like the angels do
Save your love until it has no end
Say you love me say you love me, again
I see the beautiful part of you
And I know what you're trying to prove
The love you need is inside you and
darling all around you
It's not in mansions of wood and stone
The love that's there will leave you all
alone
All the love that's there
Don't you know I'm waiting, waiting for
you to...
Say you love me and I'll be there with
you
Say you love me like the angels do
Save your love until it has no end
Say you love me say you love me, again
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EMERALD
EYES
By Michael E. Thomas
I don't want to sound too complicated
I got a feeling that we could make it
Like the desert needs the rain
I know I'll never be the same
Trust in this place in a world so far
away
Meet me tonight, Emerald Eyes, Emerald
Eyes
We've got tonight, it's alright, we can
talk tonight
You, you broke the walls,
I watched them fall
I will guard your dreams and hold them
close to me
Oh I, I will be there
Just to hold you if you're scared
Meet me tonight, Emerald Eyes, Emerald
Eyes
We've got tonight, it's alright, we can
talk tonight
Have no fear, the night is clear
Live the dream, come with me
Meet me tonight, Emerald Eyes, Emerald
Eyes
We've got tonight, it's alright, we can
talk tonight
Meet me tonight, Emerald Eyes, Emerald
Eyes
We've got tonight, it's alright, we can
talk tonight
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ROCK
N' ROLL MAN
By Michael E. Thomas
I
get up early and come home late.
No rest for the wicked is what they say
Got a show tomorrow and I'm on my way
To
see the world in a traveling band
Cause I am, yes I am, a rock n' roll man
I'll
finish this song after 29 takes
If I don't change my mind, It's gonna
be great
I'll put it all together and I'm on my
way
To
see the world in a traveling band
Cause I am, yes I am, a rock n' roll man
War
and peace, love and hate
You know it's all a crazy game
What you wear, who you date
Enough to drive me insane
Get
to work, don't be late that is what you're
trying to say
Are you blind? It must be great to sit
around and play all day
No
rest for the wicked, no time to borrow
I'll be back soon, well maybe tomorrow
Cause
I am, yes I am, a rock n' roll man
To see the world in a traveling band
Cause I am, yes I am, a rock n' roll man
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RUBY IN THE DUST
By Michael E. Thomas
All around the world, nations lose their
trust
Digging deeper holes searching for a ruby
in the dust
Ruby
Wars come and go, the earth is going
bust
Someone pays to rule the world with another
Ruby in the Dust
Ruby....Ruby....Ruby....Ruby
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SCARLETT BUTTERFLY
By Michael E. Thomas
I know you've done all that you can
You spend your life trying to fit in
The hurt inside is so deep and wide
She likes to dream, it's alright
And she's gone, gone, gone,
To find her way home
Yeah, she's gone, gone, gone,
She's on her own
You try to be what he wants you to be
He just won't accept you as you are
You're searching for some company
'cause you feel like a stanger in his
arms
Scarlett Butterfly's watch the world
as it's passing by
Someday I hope honey you realize
You don't have to be somebodies prize
You don't have to pay such a price
And she's gone, gone, gone,
nobody's home
Yeah, she's gone, gone, gone,
She's on her own
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HAUNTED
By Michael E. Thomas
Half eleven the moon floods in
I'm gleaming through my empty bottle of
gin
Sitting back thinking who's gonna win?
Then moonlight hit me like a fistfull
of pins
ooooh,ooooh
I remember moonbeams when they felt like
satin
Was under a spell for a glimpse of heaven
Somebody once, they put it right,
Love's gonna haunt you,
All your life,
ooooh,ooooh
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THE
ACTRESS
By Michael E. Thomas
You're
the actress, putting on a show
"Breaking Hearts" is your famous
role
You're the villian everyone love to hate
Running from a dark side you can't escape
I
bought a ticket to a one man flick
But the scene you've played, baby,
Left me feeling so sick
Your
smile was carefully placed
When you had me, it rolled off your face
Words you spoke were never your own
How can words fall from a heart of stone?
And
now you're crawlin' looking for a walk-on
part
Just to keep you from seeing who you really
are
You're
the actress putting on a show
I
bought a ticket to a one man flick
But the scene you've played, baby,
Left me feeling so sick
You're
the actress putting on a show
"Breaking Hearts" is your famous
role
You're the actress who lost her face
Running from a dark side you can't escape
And
now you're crawlin' lookin' for a walk-on
part
Just to keep you from seeing who you really
are
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THE DEVIL AND
THE DEEP BLUE SEA
By Michael E. Thomas
Caught between the Devil and the deep
blue sea
I ponder what's come over me
I was flyin' high, livin' fancy free
Now I'm caught between the devil and the
deep blue sea
I had my head stuck in an old brown jug
I was kicking back on my beat up rug
Never did care much about the time
I was feeling pretty good in my own mind
Caught between the Devil and the deep
blue sea
I ponder what's come over me
I was flyin' high, livin' fancy free
Now I'm caught between the devil and the
deep blue sea
How on earth did I end up here?
My eye's too blurry and my mind's not
clear
How did I make this mess of me
Caught between the devil and the deep
blue sea
Caught between the Devil and the deep
blue sea
I ponder what's come over me
I was flyin' high, livin' fancy free
Now I'm caught between the devil and the
deep blue sea
Well I ain't gonna worry,no I ain't gonna
fuss
So don't try to push me and don't you
rush
Don't try to tell me it's a strange place
to be
Caught between the devil and the deep
blue sea
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STARS
THAT FALL
By Michael E. Thomas
Funny
how time slip away
And the passion slowly fades
I still believe we live to play
And tomorrow is another day.
In
this world, mountains crumble to the sea
Whoa, we're fading fast,
I can't tell you why
Stars fall from the sky.
It's
just a matter of time
Before i'm on my way
As you hear these words unwind
Try not to be afraid.
I
can change my mind but you can't change
me
And I can't be what you want me to be
Now, I don't want to be unkind
But these tears I can no longer hide
In
this world, mountains crumble to the sea
Whoa, we're fading fast,
I can't tell you why
Stars fall from the sky
Stars fall from the sky
Stars fall from the sky
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AND
THEN THE RAINS CAME...
By Michael E. Thomas
And
then the rains came...
And then the rains came...
Well
the sun came out and the stars went away
Didn't you know little sister that I'm here
to stay
Then the clouds came out and they hid the
sun
Didn't you know little brother, you were
the only one.
And then the rains came...
The
clouds burst into a million tears
Crying out those nineteen years
Who dreamed of the deepest fears
Was it you?
Was it you?
Was it you?
Love
came from all around
Sad days, ruled out town
We held our hearts in our hands
Teach us now to love again
And
then the rains came...
There's
a thing that we call the Miracle Maze
It's got a sound all it's own
Helps us through our daze
You'd better beware when the night turns
to play
And see the light, the light of day
The light of day
Love
came from all around
Sad days, ruled out town
We held our hearts in our hands
Teach us, to love again
Well
the sun came out
And the stars went away
This time little brother hear what I say
These tears that I cry are true to my eyes
And that's all I can give to you
For you
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FLYIN'
By Michael E. Thomas
Stay
just a little bit longer
Wait just a little bit more
Come on and play with the rolling thunder
Give it all away
But they seem to take just a little bit
more
I've
been flyin'
Climbing high
Into the sun
Stay
just a little bit longer
Won't you wait just a little bit more
I've
been flyin'
Climbing high
I keep flyin' high
And I don't wanna fly
Don't wanna fly anymore
Getting
higher and higher and higher
I've been flyin', flyin'
I don't wanna fly no more
No more, no more
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THE
ACTRESS
By Michael E. Thomas
You're
the actress, putting on a show
"Breaking Hearts" is your famous
role
You're the villian everyone love to hate
Running from a dark side you can't escape
I
bought a ticket to a one man flick
But the scene you've played, baby,
Left me feeling so sick
Your
smile was carefully placed
When you had me, it rolled off your face
Words you spoke were never your own
How can words fall from a heart of stone?
And
now you're crawlin' looking for a walk-on
part
Just to keep you from seeing who you really
are
You're
the actress putting on a show
I
bought a ticket to a one man flick
But the scene you've played, baby,
Left me feeling so sick
You're
the actress putting on a show
"Breaking Hearts" is your famous
role
You're the actress who lost her face
Running from a dark side you can't escape
And
now you're crawlin' lookin' for a walk-on
part
Just to keep you from seeing who you really
are
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Album
Reviews
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"Intense,
Dramatic Guitar Rock...."
Guitar
Nine Records (April
2005)
*Click
to read the full review*
"Thomas mines an often pleasing seam of gutsy
melancholic Americana. The powerful "And
Then The Rains Came" the wry Rock N' Roll
Man, Ryan Adams-esque alt. rock of Shadows and,
best of all, the Phil Spector-goes-country The
Actress," Paul Ging
May
2005 issue of Classic Rock Magazine
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