A Real Good Woman — A warm illustrated woman watching sunrise over a Central Valley orchard from a flower-filled porch

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A Real Good Woman

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

A working musician's public life hides a private loneliness: fans and passing encounters cannot replace someone to come home to. His longing for a lasting partner opens into a vision of family meals, children, fishing trips and friendship, with love offering steadiness without taking away the music or the road.

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Recorded versions

4 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

A Real Good Woman

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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A REAL GOOD WOMAN

I've been lookin’ for a real Good Woman
But she's so very hard to find
Someone that I know is gonna be there in the mornin’
And she's always on my mind
I meet a lot of women cuz I’m workin’ for a livin’
But then I'm goin’ home alone
I'm just looking for A Real Good Woman
When I'm on my way back home

Maybe I was born to be a one-man band
I don't have a lot of friends, but I got a lot of fans
They say, hey man, your life is like a fantasy
But they don't understand what goes on inside of me
It's early in the evenin’ as the Sun is goin’ down
I don't want nobody, I don't wanna fool around
Then I wake up with somebody on the other side of town
It's like breathin’ underwater when I have already drowned

CHORUS
Can you tell me where to find me A Real Good Woman
Someone who knows the meaning of the word eternity
Someone who wants to settle down and raise a family
I want to know when I come home, she's waiting there for me
I got a woman on my mind and the soul of a musician
I might be flyin’ blind but I never ask permission
Sittin’ down to supper for some good home cooking
Man, I need the lovin’ of A Real Good Woman

Babe, I got to tell you that you are the only one
We're goin’ to the River, goinna have a little fun
Nothing is Forever, not for me or anyone
But I need a Good Woman when the workin’ day is done
Takin’ out the kids in their yella raincoats
Gonnw catch a little dinner from my brother's fishing boat
Everybody's happy and they're having a good time
I got A Real Good Woman and I'm glad to call her mine

CHORUS
My baby lights me up like December moonshine
She makes me remember that I gotta walk the line
I was in too deep but she got me out in time
I got A Real Good Woman and she is a friend of mine
I got A Real Good Woman and I thank my lucky stars
Even when we're jamming in some honkytonk bar
I got a real good woman and she kind of stole my heart
The boys are playing rhythm, going to set the Night on Fire

GUITAR SOLO / OUTRO / OUT
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