Good Man from Shadow Puppets by Spencer LaJoye

I got sick in the night when I was 5
And I never will forget it, when I opened up my eyes
My mom and my big brother were colliding in the hall
I didn’t know he ever heard me at all

That one Christmas, I was going on 18
A secondhand mandolin addressed to me, beneath the tree
We ran off to the piano room, you sat down at the keys
And said “it’s simple, loosen up, and follow me.”

You sang, “Feelin good on Sunday mornin’”
I said, “Sunday morning, that’s where god is
I don’t know how to do this.”
You said, “settle down, sis.”

“What if God is not the answer?
Feel that question like a dancer
Give that 2-5-1 another chance
That’s a good man.”

I’ve got this feeling I’ll be sober someday
If the behavior of my heritage is any indication
I was raised a willful woman; I’ll say no to things they couldn’t
In the future, I’ll be sober, I just know

And that birthday when I tried a coke and rum
You caught my eye and made a bottle with your fingers and your thumb
I know you know I got your signal, and I acted like I didn’t
And when you texted, I pretended not to get it

You sang, “Feelin’ good on Sunday morning”
I said, “Sunday morning, that’s where god is
I don’t know how to do this.”
You said, “settle down, sis.”

“What if God is not the answer?
Feel that question like a dancer
Give that 2-5-1 another chance
That’s a good man.”

I remind myself of you
When I am funny, when I’m smooth
But everybody else is telling me your word’s not worth a shit
And that scares me a little bit

Cuz I know God is not the answer
I spin a question like a dancer
Got that 2-5-1 in my hands
Feelin’ good on Sunday mornin’
And I don’t how to do this
But you say, “settle down, kid.”

“What if God is not the answer?
Feel that question like a dancer
Give that 2-5-1 another chance
Another chance
Another chance
That’s a good man.”

• Folk
• folk
• indie
• pop
• singer-songwriter
• Grand Rapids