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Good Ole Days

by Jeremy Parsons

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You ever hear the one about the father and son that walked into the hardware store? You’re about to. That’s exactly where the idea for “Good Ole Days” started. My dad and I were visiting his hometown of Somerville, TN, and we needed a part for the old house so we walked down the street to the Farmers Hardware store. We found what we were looking for and as my dad was checking out I was lost in my phone until I heard an older gentleman behind the counter revisiting when he used to go out and pick cotton with his dad and brothers. He was being nostalgic and looking back fondly upon something that probably wasn’t fun for him at the time but he had grown to miss it. Those were his good ole days. In the same town, there lived a blind man named Colonel Will Rhea Winfrey, Sr., but we just called him “The Colonel.” Every time we were in town we would stop in and see him and he would relive his good ole days by telling us of some of his favorite stories, it was always the same stories, but we always listened. He went blind later in his life due to macular degeneration but had the best sense of humor about it. He would always say “so good to see you again Jeremy.” It cracked me up every time. I used to make it a point to stop in and see him and play my guitar for him as much as I could. He always loved to listen and would tap his cane along to the music. It felt necessary to make him a part of this track. I enjoyed writing this song because, as much as it was about looking back for the characters, it’s also about knowing that looking forward is just as important. I like the thought that our fondest memories are yet to be made.

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He remembered 1965 said it was good to be alive
He was in a cotton field working till the sun no longer shined
Yeah so damn weathered with a smile he sat glowing like a child
Memories came flying back like the stars that filled his eyes

Whoa whoa ain't it a wonderful thing
Everybody's different but the feelings still the same
Man I'm looking forward to looking back on things
I haven't even gotten to my good ole days

He saw the world once in his time
Back before he lost his sight
He'd sit in that easy chair and paint the picture so damn bright
Yeah same ole stories same ole end
I always had an ear to lend
Always enlightened by a life that been well lived

As I get a little bit older
I understand a little bit more
Everything our parents always told us
Every passing day makes more sense than that before

Whoa whoa ain't it a wonderful thing
Everybody's different but the feelings still the same
Man I'm looking forward to looking back on things

Whoa whoa ain't it a wonderful thing
Everybody's different but the feelings still the same
Man I'm looking forward to looking back on things
I haven't even gotten to my good ole days
I haven't even gotten to my good ole days

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released July 17, 2020
Main Artist: Jeremy Parsons
Producer: Michael Flanders
Producer: Caleb Flanders
Music Publisher: J M Parsons Country (ASCAP)
Author: Jeremy Parsons
Lyricist: Jeremy Parsons

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Jeremy Parsons San Antonio, Texas

Born in San Antonio, Texas, Jeremy Parsons grew up soaking in the sounds of Country Music. Driven by his passion, he taught himself to play the guitar and began to write and perform regularly by high school. In 2011 he was awarded a Texas Music Award and over the last decade has played all over the U.S and Europe, including numerous venues in Texas. ... more

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