Good Woman — A confident adult woman welcomes neighbors to her bright Central Valley produce stand amid orchards, bicycles, flowers and working hands

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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 musician's search for lasting companionship unfolds against loneliness, unstable work and a road taken after a factory closes. The woman he finds becomes both a partner in uncertain travel and the home he hopes to reach. Trust must hold not only when they are together, but when they are far apart.

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

Lyrics

Good Woman

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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GOOD WOMAN

I've been looking 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 go home alone
I'm just lookin’ for a Real Good Woman
While 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's up inside of me
It's early in the evening as the Sun is going down
I don't want nobody, I don't want to fool around
Then I wake up with somebody on the other side of town
It's like breathing 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 gotta ask permission

Baby, won't you come along with me?
I'm going On The Road because they closed the factory
Back road runs in the middle of the Night
Night vision glasses on and zero runnin’ lights
When you are by my side, baby, everything's all right
With a little bit of luck we might just make it through the Night
No more long and lonely hours, Sunny Days, a chance of showers
White light, burnin’ bright, you're the only Star I see tonight

BRIDGE:
Oh, lord, let this long road take me home
I got a Real Good Woman, I never have to be alone
She's the Eye of my Storm, she makes me smile, she keeps me warm
Even when I'm frozen to the bone

CHORUS:
Now, I gotta say, I got a Real Good Woman
Someone I can Love in every way
Someone I can Trust when it's just the two of us
And when we are a million miles away
I thank the Lord for 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
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