Goodness Songtext
von Valley Maker

Shut the old mill down
So many good jobs went south
They put a prison in its place
So many good lives contained
Well, have you seen them all
Rising for the altar call?
A taste of Heaven, a taste of Hell
When they′re never gonna make it out
They're never gonna make it out

You are my brother, this much I know
I wanna let your goodness show
You are my sister as I have seen
I wanna let your goodness breathe
You are my family although I fought
You gave me all the good I′ve got
So I built an altar unto itself
You're never gonna let me out
You're never gonna let me out


I got some good plans of my own
Set off to watch my future grow
Like a good weed that I let
Take over my garden plants
Until one day I dug it up
Washed my hands and shaved and cussed
And it was then that I felt
Your goodness is my only help
Your goodness is my only help

So when I die, will you dig my grave?
The only place I want to lay
Is right by you in the shade
A million nights, a million days
But there′s a lifetime in between
I wanna set my goodness free
I feel my nature, it goes away
I will not keep, I will not stay
I will not keep, I will not stay

Yes, I′ve hoped for things unseen
Yes, I've hoped for things unseen
Yes, I′m unsure of so many things
Unsure of so many things
I will not keep, I will not stay
I will not keep, I will not stay


Oh, goodness, won't you come my way?
Another place, another day
Well, yes, I know that I′ve loved this world
Yes, I know I've loved this world
And yes, I know that I′ve loved this world
Yes, I know I've loved this world
And yes, I know that I've loved this place
Yes, I know I′ve loved this place
And yes, I know that I′ve loved your face

Oh, goodness, won't you come my way?
Oh, goodness, don′t you fade away
Goodness, don't you fade away
I will not keep, I will not stay
Goodness, don′t you fade away
Oh, goodness, don't you fade away
My only goodness, don′t you fade away
My only goodness, don't you fade away