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When My Father Went

from Live At Jettison Studios by Isaiah Matthew Harris

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My father died in 2002
It was my junior year of high school

He had a flute he kept on the sideboard
He always wanted to play but never learned

He had cassettes of Herbie Mann & Hubert Laws
He'd play on the tape decks of vans that belonged
To Tom McCullen, and to Richard Portner
A couple of men who my father worked for

Rolling and bagging, delivering newspapers
But always swung home to record Ghostbusters
Saturday mornings mid his longest route
I'm sure that he loved me
Of that, I've no doubt

But I was living at my aunt and uncle's house at the time
When my father died and
Autumn's friends came by
To tell me
And I ran up the stairs crying

Cuz I'd been blocking
The phone line with the Internet
When my father went

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from Live At Jettison Studios, released December 4, 2015

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Isaiah Matthew Harris Saint Louis, Missouri

Isaiah is a teacher, songwriter, and composer in St. Louis, MO.

He enjoys cooking & baking, frequenting antique malls, sleeping on the couch with his dog, Davey, and spending far too much time on the internet.

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