Story Behind The Song
"One of the Good Guys" is a very special song. I wrote it a very long time ago. My father had just passed away. I was in a parked car outside the Waldorf Astoria trying to figure out how, how I was going to move on. Because my mother had died, you know, many years before. And I sat there. And on a napkin in the car I wrote the lyrics. That night when I got home, I sat in front of the piano and wrote the melody. And that's how I got through both their deaths. And they were two great people. Truly two of the good guys.
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| Song Length |
3:55 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Pop - Standards |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Poignant |
Subject |
Loneliness, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Sometimes in the quiet
I hear a melody
Sometimes in the quiet
Music plays constantly
Sometimes, I see a stranger
I swear that was him
Passing by my reflection
I see myself in him
One of the good guys
Always that to me
One of the good guys
Always he will be
Empty seat in the theater
A pillow takes his place
Take a look through the footlights
I swear I see his face
The things you remember
The things you can't forget
Throw a ball oh so high
I swear I have no regrets
One of the good guys
Always that to me
One of the good guys
Always he will be
One of the good guys
I'll share his memory
Take a look in the quiet
He's standing right next to me
A baseball game
A barbecue
A moment on tv
I turn around
Is someone there?
No it's only me
Life goes on
The seasons change
They say time heals everything
A child is born who bears his name
Nothing stays the same
One of the good guys
Always that to me
One of the good guys
Always he will be
I'm all grown up
The circle complete
I have my own family
Who I am
And where I go
They'll always follow me
They were Mr. and Mrs.
And mom and dad
And grandpa and aunt Elaine
Two of the good guys
They're standing right next to me