Picnic in the Sun

from Forever Ago by John Kruth

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Picnic in the Sun

It was 112 in the Valley of the Gods
And I made a tuna melt on the dashboard of my car
I remembered what you said about the mayonnaise
When it looks like glue you better throw the jar away

There was nothing left to drink but a warm Coca Cola
The landscape was surreal, and the sky was full of vultures
I spelled your name out with potato chips
And I drew a heart around it with the onion dip

Picnic in the sun, there’s no shade to be found
Table for one for a lonely fool from out of town

On the road to Gallup there was nobody for miles
Except some grazing sheep and a couple Navajos
In the sky a thousand angels were lounging on a sofa
And in the ancient rocks I saw the face of my grandfather

Oh, the ants they finally made it, I wondered where they’d been
Maybe they took the day off and went drinkin’ with their friends
Now they’ll finish up the job and leave nothin’ left behind
And I wish I could do likewise and erase you from my mind

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from Forever Ago, released January 13, 2019

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John Kruth New York, New York

With 12 solo albums to date, multi-instrumentalist, John Kruth plays mandolin, banjo, guitar and sitar as well as flute and harmonica. The former leader of the NYC "other-world" music ensemble TriBeCaStan, Kruth has played with Ornette Coleman, Allen Ginsberg, Sam Shepherd, John Prine, Rick Danko and Violent Femmes, and worked with producers Joel Dorn and Hal Willner. ... more

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