Good Mother
11:26 p.m. || 09.11.03

When I worked at the athletic center (Kiernan) at Niagara University, I had this supervisor named Russ. He was also the swim coach, and a great guy. One evening in the summer, we were listening to the radio and this song came on. Russ listened to it, and then was like "This is the song that I will play at my wedding". While this song is not a traditional wedding song, nor is it really a song you can dance to, it has an amazing quality to it. I just love the words. In fact, when I left Kiernan that evening, I ran right over to Media Play and bought this CD. Check it out!


I've got money in my pocket
I like the color of my hair
I've got a friend who loves me
Got a house, I've got a car
I've got a good mother
And her voice is what keeps me here

Feet on ground
Heart in hand
Facing forward
Be yourself
I've, I've never wanted anything
No I've, no I've, I've never wanted anything so bad...so bad

Cardboard masks of all the people I've been
Thrown out with all the rusted, tangled, dented God-****ed miseries
You could say I'm hard to hold
But if you knew me you'd know
I've got a good father
And his strength is what makes me cry

Feet on ground
Heart in hand
Facing forward
Be yourself
I've, I've never wanted anything
No I've, no I've, I've never wanted anything so bad...so bad

I've got money in my pocket
I like the color of my hair
I've got a friend who loves me
Got a house, I've got a car
I've got a good mother
And her voice is what keeps me here

Feet on ground
Heart in hand
Facing forward
Be yourself

Heart in hand
Feet on ground
Facing forward
Be yourself
Just be yourself (2 x's)

Feet on ground
Heart in hand
Feet on ground
Heart in hand

--"Good Mother" by Jann Arden

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