Beauty and the Beast

from Speaking of Words by Maria Slovakova

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lyrics

I walk my ego on a leash
It barks on passers by

I walk my ego on a leash
It barks on passers by

I feed it flesh I keep it fresh
It barks on passers by

Look it in the eye it’s ever so cute
Hey look it in the eye it’s ever so cute

I feed it flesh I keep it fresh
It barks on passers by

I picked up the phone and spoke to Jackie
She was in Miami and she told me that her ego had a condo.
So I started thinking what my ego is like and I thought…
Well…
I thought,

My ego is a dog, it barks on passers by

I feed it flesh I keep it fresh
It barks on passers by

Hey look it in the eye, it’s ever so cute.
Look it in the eye, it’s ever
So
Cute
And I walk it on a leash

As it barks around
As it barks around
As it barks around

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from Speaking of Words, released September 19, 2011
Words: Maria Slovakova
Sounds: Dean Firth featuring Greg Hall on cello

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