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Bonus: John's Dad Has Gone acoustic

from The Ralph by Blenderman

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JOHN'S DAD HAS GONE

John opens the tattered Mosquito screen door
the sun’s burning heat ringing the Freedom Bell in his inner core.
His grey eyes catching Mom’s stiff stare,
the trailer filled with tobacco fume, the glimmering TV screen.
Her shaking hand on the wineglass long before noon
He knows she senses his gaze but motionless she remains.

His toys, rotten wood, rusted beer cans, from the highway’s small ditch, next to the chain-link fence refusing him the wide open land.
He’ll tear it down one day to see what’s behind the hill,
to follow the call of the sun that every night, vanishes behind him.

His small shoulders in a Hanes tank tee too big for him
that hadn’t been white anymore when they bought it down at the Salvation Army store.
He flexes the muscles on his arm, wishing he could already be man, a good man for Mom.

John’s dad has gone
John’s dad has gone a long time ago
John’s dad has gone
but Mom couldn't be a dad for him

His personal Deli during the week -the vending machine in a laundry room at the campground straight across the highway on Route 42
The highlight of the month, the trip into the city with Mom.
The city where Dad lives, somewhere.
Roaming through the rows of WALMART, where they have everything...
knowing the colors of all beer cans, he took his choice already for the day when he turns 21.

There’re men coming around on certain nights, after dinner when Mom stays in the bathroom for a long time.
One of him - Lt. Smith of the Army Recruiting Office.
In his eyes a message, only for him,
and John knows he’ll be a good soldier, no wimp.
He’ll kick ass on NB Kitsap
but the first bullet will be reserved for Dad.

John’s dad has gone
John’s dad has gone a long time ago
John’s dad has gone
but Mom can not be a dad for him

Heiko HESH Schramm

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from The Ralph, released February 9, 2017
Music, lyrics, vocals, guitar: Heiko HESH Schramm
Backing vocals: Fran Dango

Track photo by Fran Dango

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