Lyrics Good Mother by Jann Arden 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 Damned 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 pockets I like the colour 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 Just be yourself Feet on ground Heart in hand Feet on ground Heart in hand From JannArden.com: I don’t even know where to start with this song. I had the luck of hearing my friend Robert Foster plunking away at the piano one day, in 1993, I believe. I asked him what he was playing. He said that it wasn’t anything really, just a riff as he would often call these wonderful little bits of music. I told him that I loved it, and would he put it on a tape for me so I could try and do something with it. I took it back to June’s a few days later and started to pour over it. It was so beautiful and invoked so many things in my heart. I kept going back to the theme of what I had…and after writing down the first line, “I’ve got money in my pocket,” (which I finally did for a change!!) that was it, it wrote itself. I thought it was a really silly song about nothing. How could I write about the colour of my hair or my parents or what I had in my pockets?? It seemed to me that I didn’t have a chorus at all. How could a chorus be the word “I”? But that is just what it ended up being. I never had any intention of writing about my parents, but that is what has stirred the emotions of so many people -- the connection with their families. I have received so many thousands of letters about this song. It has been overwhelming to hear the stories about what this song has meant to so many different people, from every corner of this planet. It was written like a journal entry. I knew what it meant to me, but had no idea of what other people would read into it. I think they got the sentiment and then some. Jann Arden - vocals, acoustic guitar Jeffrey “CJ” Vanston - synthesizers, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer, B-3 organ Kenny Aronoff - drums, percussion Dave Resnik – electric, acoustic guitar Michael Lent - bass Robert Foster - guitar Produced and Mixed by: Ed Cherney Co-Produced by: Jann Arden Recorded by: Duane Seykora & Ed Cherney Executive Producer: Neil MacGonigill for Musicworks Inc. Written by Jann Arden Richards and Robert Foster c 1994 PolyGram Songs (Canada)/Girl On The Moon Music (SOCAN) Controlled by Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (BMI)/Pannal Ash Publishing (SOCAN) From the album “Living Under June” Sel.#314540248-2/4

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