He Was Good   My father didn't work in a coal mine He never plowed a single field, He never caught a bullet in the line of duty My father was real.   People don’t write songs about middle managers Or teachers or accountants, but they should, Great men are almost never good men, My father was good   He showed up for all my games, He tried to learn my friends’ names, (D) He drank too (A) much, but he (D) did what he (A) should He was (D) better than (E) great, he was (A) good.   I grew up in the unwashed middle class, I marveled at great men who spoke to the world, My father taught me something more important. how to talk to a girl.

He showed up for all my games, He tried to learn my friends’ names, (D) He wasn't (A) Ghandi, But he (D) Helped when he (A) could He was (D) better than (E) great, he was (A) good.     WHAT IS IT WORTH TO RAISE A FAMILY TO TEACH YOUR CHILDREN RIGHT FROM WRONG MIGHT NOT BE WORTH A SINGLE MONUMENT BUT IT’S WORTH AT LEAST ONE SONG   My father never worked in a coal mine, He just raised us, and provided like he should He wasn't great, he was better
My father was good.