Whatever Happened To Bob?

from Subversive Folk by The Tattered Rhapsodies

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Our high school days were all about prepping
In various ways I can picture Bob schlepping
Played a little football but he didn’t go far
Did all right chasing girls in his Camaro car

Well Bob was sharp, but he was a kind of a clown
There were few long faces when Bob was around
His family struggled, and his dad was a ghost
Still Bob was money when you needed him most

That was so long ago now it’s been twenty years
Hit the class reunion have a couple of beers
I was working the room like those networking men
When I noticed the absence of our curious friend

Would he make an appearance?
Would he ride in on a Harley Davidson?
Would he run interference-
Making mischief behind the stadium?
Was he stuck in a line?
Where you pay through the nose for a cheap red wine?
Whatever happened to Bob?
Whatever happened to Bob?

The night danced along but there was no Bob in sight
My mind was disturbed you know it didn’t feel right
The band played on, yet our attention was spent
Room full of rumors, speculations to vent

Did he die in a fire?
Or was he abducted by aliens?
Did he yearn to climb higher
Than us middling homo sapiens?
Gone before his time?
Trapped inside the grind of his American mind?
Whatever happened to Bob?
Whatever happened to Bob?

There was no need to fuss, was no reason to panic
Maybe Bob was stranded with his auto mechanic
Some resourceful genius found a number to call
Rolled straight to voicemail but that wasn’t all

Really hope you don’t mind how we’ve led you along
You’ll hear more about Bob in a subsequent song

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from Subversive Folk, released July 20, 2020
M. Langenberg, W. Fiasco

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