Blog: snuhthing/anything

tetradia Here we are, on Father's Day and I was trying to find a father-appropriate song that I can relate to. My dad wasn't ever around much, left our family for good when I was ten, so it's not quite a sentimental day. Nonetheless, as I often remind my mom, he's half of me, however good or bad that may be. In the Shel Silverstein composition, A Boy Named Sue, the protagonist has a future of brawling awaiting him because of an absent father whose only contribution to his entire life was naming him [...]

• Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue