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Late for the War

from Late for the War by Albert Rouzie

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An anti-war ballad about the human costs of war on the soldiers. The title track of the album

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Late for the War

Pick it up, man, you’re gonna be late for the war.
A place reserved for you,
Don't make ‘em wait.
You’re not like anyone else.

Get going, girl, you're gonna be late for the war.
Surprises await you
And glory, glory.
You have what it takes.

Even if it takes your life,
even if it takes your life
even if it takes your life:
It will take your life.

If you come back home
They’ll thank you for your service,
Ask what you did over there,
And you’ll stare

Stare like you’re listening
To an alien tune,
Tremors in your voice,
Singing for your late friends.

Even if it takes your life,
even if it takes your life
even if it takes your life:
It will take your life.

Nightmare re-enactments greet you.
Your spouses can’t understand.
Your gimp leg says you’re a casualty.
In dreams the purple heart bleeds.

You had what it took,
You had what it took
You had what it took
Even as it took your life.

One day, something snaps.
You don't go to work
You don’t go home
You stab your finger on a map

You’ll go where no one knows
What you were like
Before you went to war,
Before screams peopled your dreams.

You had what it took,
You had what it took
You had what it took
Even as it took your life

Hurry, time’s almost up.
It takes your life
But you’re not too late
You’re not late yet.

Even if it takes your life,
even if it takes your life
even if it takes your life,
It will take your life.

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from Late for the War, released January 12, 2023
Albert Rouzie: vocals, guitars, electric bass
Jeanie Thieken: backing vocals

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Albert Rouzie Athens, Ohio

I have lived in New Orleans, piedmont North Carolina, Portland, Oregon, Austin, Texas, and Athens, Ohio, all places that have influenced my songwriting, a fusion of blues, folk, rock, and country cooked down to my own Americana gumbo. Songs range from offbeat fantasy to focused realism and love songs somewhere in between. I have three albums out, and one, Late for the War, due out in Jan. 2023. ... more

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