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Late for the Protest

from Love is Love by Paul Sachs

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I’m late for the protest
I got stranded underground
On a subway heading north
To the rally downtown
By the time I left the station
All around me were police
Taking down barricades
And opening up the streets

I’m late for the protest
Mister these are troubled times
See the bird of freedom soaring
Over broken picket signs
Sailing over people
Who have been dispersed
By the law of might and men
Who came well rehearsed

Now they’re marching in St. Louis
And in New York too
Chanting as one you know I tell you Joe
That’s what unheard voices do

I’m late for the protest
In the distance I hear them now
Only so much Democracy
The authorities will allow
And as the cops clear the sidewalk
Far away from me
I listen to the echo of collective rage
In the 21st century

Now they’re marching in
Chicago And in Cleveland too
Chanting as one you know I tell you Joe
That’s what unheard voices do
Shouting for justice oh
I tell you Joe
It sounds like they’re breaking through

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from Love is Love, released June 27, 2016

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Paul Sachs New York, New York

Paul Sachs writes lyrical and gritty songs. Born and raised in New York City. Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Springsteen are the songwriters that influenced him, and pushed him into the folk music circles of the city. In 2013 he won the New Folk Songwriter’s contest at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas. His new Cd, "My Favorite Season, is due in 2022 ... more

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