Original Broadway Cast of Allegiance - Allegiance lyrics

[TATSUO] That piece of paper there It is an outrage So many tens of thousand lives destroyed for what? They can deport you back to Japan [TATSUO] They call it questionnaire They took our heart They took our home And now our honor is at stake But that they'll never take, never take Allegiance. Allegiance [TATSUO] You will not serve unless they force you in their army (Allegiance. Allegiance.) [SAM ] Our army (Allegiance) [TATSUO] We look like enemy The see disloyal Let them accuse me or deport me if they wish They took our liberty All empty words They promise justice for our people Look around! We are dead upon the ground Look around! [SAM ] Pop, I have a chance to defend my country I'm taking it [TATSUO] Should my allegiance lie First with my family? [KEI] I've got to calm them Make them listen [Tatsuo] If I TATSUOto bow Will I harm them instead? [SAM ] You took a stand Is it time to take mine? [SAM & TATSUO] If I go through with this I may never see them again If I deny myself What kind of man am I? [TATSUO] Someday you'll understand The path I've chosen Today, I answer no And no, to set my conscience free My allegiance must lie first with me!