A wonderful song. Endearing memorial and forthright in honoring a friend. I learned Country picking here from a neighbor and friend. Sitting around shooting the shit and having a good ole time.

Great bang up job on this tune -- congrats to all  !!!

There’s something deeply human in this track, like a memory shared across time and distance 🤍 The lyrics hold the weight of years, but they’re light on the ears, full of warmth, humor, and quiet strength 🎸 It feels less like a song and more like a conversation between old friends who’ve been through a lot but still show up with love. The tribute to Elmer and Bonnie is handled with such care, I felt it in my chest. 🔥 The oven rumbled softly, “This one’s been slow cooked with soul and memory, you can taste the care in every note” 🥶 The ice dispenser whispered, “It’s got a stillness that lingers, like the kind of goodbye that lives with you” 🧀 The grater interrupted gently, “I usually cut through things, but this track already slices clean to the truth” A beautiful, grounded tribute. Thank you for letting us sit with it 💛

This is a wonderful song that brought a smile to my face! A pleasure!😃👏👏

What a great song and such a fat production. Wonderful!

Beautiful tune David. The algorithm played it and it got my attention right away.

I wrote this song 15 years ago for close friend and guitarist Elmer Stone. Elmer and I have collaborated on three songs on Soundcloud but this one is purely a tribute to him and the friendship we have shared for the past thirty-plus years.  It is also a memorial for his wife Bonnie who he lost two years ago. She was a core contributor to his music, life partner, and his best friend.
I am indebted to Mike Fox and Axel Meningen for taking my rough demo of the song and making it a broadcast quality production.  Thank you gentlemen for your time, talents, and belief that the song could be more than I could ever make it on my own.  Hear more of their amazing music @michael-fox-925325997 and @axel-m-501052973  
Good Ol' Boy
Lyrics:
He's a good ol' boy with his good ol' toys,
He likes a beer now and then.
He picks a guitar and dreams of going far,
Don't know the how, or the where, or the when.
The boys in the band play as hard as they can.
And they hitch their wagon to the star,
Of this good ol' boy, this good ol' boy.

He keeps house with his wife, the love of his life,
The kids are all grown and gone.
By the gray in his hair you can tell he still cares
'bout the things that are right and wrong.
And the question comes does it get better than this,
A hard days work and a goodnight kiss,
For this good ol' boy, this good ol' boy.

Bridge:
Well it hasn't been easy, no it's never been easy
But he keeps on keepin' on.
And what hasn't killed him he finds a way
To put into a song, 'bout this good ol' boy
This good ol' boy.

Instrumental break, repeat bridge.

He's a good ol' boy with his share of joys,
And his share of the cares of this world.
When it's all said and done, and his race has been run,
And he rests in the arms of the Lord
Of this good ol' boy, this good ol' boy.
Instrumental to the end.

Good Ol' Boy (Mike, Axel, David)

I am a finger-style guitarist living on the Texas high plains.  At the core of my music is melody that is inspired and informed by my Christian faith, family, friends, and countless influences through the years from the great composers, to jazz, folk, rock, Latin, Celtic, and the many fine musicians I have come to love on the Cloud, some I have been privileged to collaborate with.  Thanks for stopping by to have a listen. Comments are always welcome. Feel free to click on the picture of any track to learn more about it.

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