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The music for this song was written in 1988 when I was a member of The Bud Collins Trio. Chris Duers wrote words and titled the song "Becuz (I said so)", which was then used as the opening track on the 1988 "Kongsoontorncharden" album. I wrote new lyrics in 1990 after getting laid off from my job.

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last week I wasn't thinking about a change in my career been working at the factory for six months and a year never really worried about my job security but this morning I came in to find a little present waiting for me pink slip sorry to have to let you go but we can't afford your stay you know here's your pay and severance too farewell now good luck to you and twenty other chumps thrown out into the cold you never did believe all of the bullshit you were sold 'bout how the firm is doing fine positions are secure only to find in two weeks time yourself among the poor pink slip it's hard for me to bring the news but we all must do things we don't choose we must react while there's still time removing your job will save mine my private plane and my chauffeur these things are all I care about oh one last thing be sure the door don't hit your ass on the way out so you head off to the bank a ringing in your head standing in the unemployment line feels like part of you is dead and you know that you'll get drunk tonight tomorrow sleep 'til noon but soon you'll have to find a job or your life will be in ruin pink slip see you later it was fun your life has only just begun I hope that things all turn out right although there are no jobs in sight we are travellers on the brink captains on this stormy trip and despite what you might think we won't go down with the ship we are not in any trouble we're not sliding down the drain we're just a little bit in the red nothing to worry about no one's position is in any danger have faith remember we're the little train that could used to get up every morning at the first light of day hauled your body into work 'cause there were bills to pay tried to always be on time and rarely called in sick you thought that it might spare you from the short end of the stick but justice has a way of turning out to be a lie one guy who kept his job is tardy three days out of five some days it would be many hours before he'd give a call to say he'd not be in 'cause of another drunken brawl pink slip seniority doesn't count we want him in we want you out though you'll complain, we need not fear because you have no rights in here's another example of what is and isn't fair in the mind of some executive who's not all there upstairs they did lay off one bigwig fat pig get the story clear his severance pay was twice as much as you made in a year pink slip don't be such a lousy sport a cynical and bitter sort show us you're a gracious loser at least I'll keep my cabin cruiser my mansion and my limousine my country club and servants too although you may think it's obscene there's not a damn thing you can do haven't you figured it out yet what we dish out is what you get you may believe that we don't care well we never said that life was fair you are not needed anymore and although you may be missed as soon as you go through that door we can forget that you exist

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from The Red Hour (2014 Remix), released January 1, 2000
Features Chris Weinland on the right-channel drumkit tracks and Tony Spada on the first (fast) guitar solo.

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Tony Castellano East Hartford, Connecticut

Progressive-rock-influenced multi-instrumentalist and singer who has played with many different bands, including The Bud Collins Trio, Holding Pattern, Ludent Tremmel's Gno, The Realm, and Magnetar, on either bass or bass and keyboards. In recent years he has been playing mostly drums, for several different recording projects and also as a member of his sister's band, Anne Castellano & The Smoke. ... more

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