"Absent Without Leave" genre: AAA/Adult Alternative
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	"Absent Without Leave" depicts a scene in which a seemingly desperate and despondent man lies brooding in a seedy hotel room. His thoughts wander through snapshots of his life. He occasionally wonders if its all just a dream anyway. The last part of the scene finds the man snapping out of his trance as he hears footsteps approaching the door of his room. He apparently knows that danger is just outside the door. We are left to assume that a climactic confrontation will soon take place and the "hero" acknowledges to himself that he will probably not survive it. The story does not reveal either the antagonist or the reason for their existence.
	MP3.com CD: Last Night - buy it! CD: Last Night   Label: 504 North, Inc Credits: John Moossa; lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lyrics and music Jason Campbell; electric guitars, backing vocals Randall Pharr; bass guitar Dusty Ray Simmons; drums and egg shaker John Morand; engineer/producer
	Story Behind the Song Written by Moossa in 1998 over a 3 month period in Richmond,VA. He often engages in character portraits loosely based upon personal experience. The feel of the song sways between country and caribbean. The verse is 3rd person narrative and the chorus is in the first. Recorded at Sound of Music Studio in RIchmond,VA in April of 2001. The song took about 6 hours to record with many of the keepers occuring on early takes. "Absent Without Leave" has its own fan club among the bands listeners. Lyrics ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE BY JOHN MOOSSA copyright 2001 It was midnight in the land of poison honey The air hung heavy hot and still A brooding man lay staring at the ceiling Of a rundown old hotel The race to win the money with no hassle Was coming quickly to an end There was no light and no true devoted damsel No sack of riches ‘round the bend Chorus I don’t remember how it all got started Maybe it came down from a dream They say that home is where the heart is My heart is absent without leave The kiss of fate revealed itself as random As plain as day for all to see They ‘d made some plans that time would soon abandon Regrets for thoughts tossed out too freely He heard some folks say soon there’d be a shakeup No telling where the cut will come Desperate times will call for desperate measures And he thought he knew of some REPEAT CHORUS There was a time when he had been to college But that was far off long ago He’d thought he’d learned a little bit of knowledge But the more you learn the less you know So late at night there was the sound of footprints Coming closer to the door The brooding man came quickly to his senses And made a beeline for the floor This situation is getting kind of hairy I don’t know how much time I’ve got to live I would give my soul for one more night with Mary If I had one left to give

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