Damn Good Woman - George Shingleton

Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman, woman Woman, e-e, e-eh No handouts, I'm handmade No, I didn't take no shortcuts, I took the long way Didn't always go the right way, but it was my way Can't nobody tell me nothing now Nothing now Had I known hard times were making me stronger I could've done it much longer Laughed at the pain and the hunger, I know Pressure was shaping up diamonds In me so I can be shining Worth every minute of fighting I'm thankful for the bad times (bad times) They made a damn good woman Thankful for the tears cried (tears cried) They made a damn good woman Oh, I ain't afraid of my world falling down 'Cause I know just how to build it up from the ground Thankful for the bad times (bad times) They made a damn good woman Kept my head high, I stayed walking Feeling sorry for myself, never an option But oh, I made it to the high road from the bottom But can't nobody tell me nothing now Nothing now Had I known hard times were making me stronger I could've done it much longer Laughed at the pain and the hunger, I know Pressure was shaping up diamonds (shaping up diamonds) In me so I can be shining (I can be shining) Worth every minute of fighting I'm thankful for the bad times (bad times) They made a damn good woman (woman, yeah yeah) Thankful for the tears cried (tears cried) They made a damn good woman (damn good woman) Oh, I ain't afraid of moving or falling down (down, down) 'Cause I know just how to build it up from the ground Thankful for the bad times (bad times) They made a damn good woman Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman Damn good woman You're a damn good woman, yeah Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman, woman Damn good woman I'm thankful for the bad times They made a damn good woman, yeah yeah yeah I'm thankful for the tears cried Cry made a damn good woman, woman (yeah, yeah) Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman, woman (You're a damn good woman) woman Damn good woman, yeah yeah yeah Damn good woman Damn, damn good woman, yeah yeah, yeah Yeah Oh, woman, yeah Woman woman Woman, woman, woman, yeah yeah Woman, woman, yeah yeah Woman Woman, woman Woman, woman, woman Woman, woman (eh)

I stole a pack of gum from Edward's Grocery And broke my mama's heart droppin' outta school I wrecked my daddy's truck down at the mill branch To this day, he still don't know the truth More than a time or two, I've had one too many And I've blown a last chance more times than a few Left a trail of bad decisions clear from here to Tennessee But the worst thing I ever did I let a damn good woman leave I spent some time in the Calhoun County Jailhouse Spent a couple of nights with a girl that wasn't mine One bad night cost me a job at Goodyear I guess these old broke-in boots can't walk a line Yeah, more than a time or two, I've had one too many And I've blown my last chance more times than a few Left a trail of bad decisions clear from here to Tennessee But the worst thing I ever did I let a damn good woman leave I let a damn good woman leave I guess you never learn if you never live But there's still one thing I've done I can't forgive More than a time or two, I've had one too many And I've blown my last chance more times than a few Left a trail of bad decisions clear from here to Tennessee But the worst thing I ever did I let a damn good woman leave I let a damn good woman leave (I let a damn good woman leave) Let a damn good woman leave

A little smoke from a grill A buncha trucks in the field, yeah This is how the start of a hangover feels And that Skynyrd ain't helping Hell, I'm free as a bird too 'Cause it's Friday evening and I got a little bit of payday to lose Well damn good time, good to see you again Yeah, I ain't bumped into you since the last weekend Called some friends, cracked a beer Heard a song, there you are Went from taking it easy to partying hard You never really know how it happens All of a sudden, you're just buzzin' and havin' A damn good time, ah yeah She was last out of three Hoppin' out of that Jeep She made a stop at a cooler and a b-line to me And said play something country So, we sang Brooks & Dunn Ended up on side of a red dirt road in a bed of a half-ton Well damn good time, good to see you again Yeah, I ain't bumped into you since the last weekend Called some friends, cracked a beer Heard a song, there you are Went from taking it easy to partying hard You never really know how it happens All of a sudden, you're just buzzin' and havin' A damn good time Yeah, a damn good time Ooh, want the hold to never end Ooh, kinda like a long-lost friend Saying, damn good time, good to see you again Yeah, you got me saying Well damn good time, good to see you again Well, I ain't bumped into you since the last weekend Called some friends, cracked a beer Heard a song, there you are Went from taking it easy to partying hard You never really know how it happens All of a sudden, you're just buzzin' and havin' A damn good time Damn good time Said a damn good time Damn good time c'mon

Yeah, I woke up and I'm still breathing Got more than I'm ever gonna need Took time out today to thank Jesus Man, I got a damn good, damn good life I got a house, it ain't no mansion No shop but got a few wrenches Got a truck, it ain't no Maybach But the seats in the front go way back The grass may be greener on the other side At the end of the day, we'll be alright I do what I love, got more than enough Of the good stuff to be just fine 'Cause I woke up and I'm still breathing Got more than I'm ever gonna need Took time out today to thank Jesus Man, I got a damn good, damn good Dog in the yard, some cash on my card New strings on this old guitar I come home to damn good wife Man, I got a damn good, damn good life I got a job, but I ain't rich I'm in a town that ain't too big I don't know if it's how the good Lord planned it But I ain't gonna take it for granted Yeah, I woke up and I'm still breathing Got more than I'm ever gonna need Took time out today to thank Jesus Man, I got a damn good, damn good Dog in the yard, some cash on my card New strings on this old guitar I come home to damn good wife Man I got a damn good, damn good life And I ain't got everything But everything ain't everything Yeah, I woke up and I'm still breathing Got more than I'm ever gonna need Took time out today to thank Jesus Man, I got a damn good, damn good Dog in the yard, some cash on my card New strings on this old guitar I come home to damn good wife Man, I got a damn good, damn good life Yeah, I woke up and I'm still breathing Got more than I'm ever gonna need (a damn good life) Took time out today to thank Jesus Man, I got a damn good, damn good Dog in the yard, some cash on my card New strings on this old guitar (damn good life) I come home to damn good wife Man, I got a damn good, damn good life (a damn good life)