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I Am a Good Man

from Arkansas by Reece Sullivan

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Written 2010, Baton Rouge to 2016, Lafayette, Louisiana.

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I am a good man, but I've done some bad, bad things
I am a good man, but I've done some bad, bad things

I disgraced the family name
Burned half of Arkansas
I brought my parents shame
I ruined my maw and paw

I am a good man, but I've done some bad, bad things

I am a hard man, but I have a soft spot, friend
I am a hard man, but I have a soft spot, friend

She's like a wilting flower
My heart will not be still
She kills me by the hour
She done found my Achilles' heel

I am a hard man, but I have a soft spot, friend

I took a long drag; brother, I'm good and lit
I took a long drag; brother, I'm good and lit

Old ways are hard to leave
My mind will not be tamed
Good things are hard to achieve
Sober life can feel so lame

I took a long drag; brother, I'm good and lit

I toed a hard line but didn't toe a hard line long
I toed a hard line but didn't toe a hard line long

I put my liquor down
A couple days I was dry and strong
But then it seemed to hit my sound
I feared it'd effect my song

I toed a hard line but didn't toe a hard line long

I came a long way, but I done backslid, friend
I came a long way, but I've done backslid, friend

I did right for a while
Then got back to Arkansas
I ditched those plans with style
When I heard that devil call

I came a long way, but I done backslide friend
Yes, I came a long way, but I've done backslid, again
Friend

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from Arkansas, track released August 5, 2022
Jim McGee Electric
Rafael Gayol Drums
Arisia Gilmore French Horns
Josh LeBlanc Trumpets

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Reece Sullivan Lafayette, Louisiana

Originally from Arkansas, and now in Lafayette, LA, I play the surrounding areas regularly. Over the course of the years, I've reinvented myself musically many times: piano to guitar, classical to art rock, art rock to folk, flat picking to finger-picking, solely songwriting to performing. My latest incarnation has me playing out often, sometimes touring, and writing and recording consistently. ... more

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