Title:Goodman Downe
Album:Youth in Asia

John came into the studio and pretty much had this song ready to go.

Goodman Downe

No! You can’t keep a Goodman down
You can leave him freezing out in the rain
You can punch his eyes until he can’t see
He will counter punch with great dignity

He’s alone at the top of the world
When he’s in the unemployment line
He will tell you that life his is so good
His family finances are doing just fine

Chorus:
Inside he’s dying but your eyes never see
His guts are churning, burning in effigy
Outside he’s stoic a vision of calm
Insides exploding like a big atom bomb



No! You can’t keep a Goodman down
His 401; the market chopped off its k
A motor home perhaps one day he might buy
He holds his wife at night whenever she cries


No! You can’t keep a Goodman down
Although you vultures all have picked his pride
He defiantly stands in the rain
The good inside his heart you will never stain

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