Real Good Hands

It’s a beautiful day, my husband is driving, the kids are in the back seat, and a voice on the radio stops the chatter between my husband and me. In the space of a few seconds I feel myself falling in love with this song, with this voice. As soon as the song was over, I grabbed my phone and typed in some lyrics and found out that my new love’s name is Gregory Porter.

I’m in love my friends and like most people when in the first flush of love, I want to tell everyone about my new obsession.

Mama don’t you worry bout your daughter ’cause you’re leaving her in real good hands,
I’m a real good man.
Now the picture of this man is slowly coming into view.

Papa don’t you fret and don’t forget that one day you was in my shoes,
Somehow you paid your dues.
Now you’re the picture of a man that I someday want to be.

I know it’s hard, watching the changes in our lives,
But I want to make your daughter my wife.

Mama don’t you worry bout your daughter ’cause you’re leaving her in real good hands,
I’m a real good man.
Now the picture of this man is slowly coming into view.

Papa don’t you fret and don’t forget that one day you was in my shoes,
Somehow you paid your dues.
Now you’re the picture of the man that I someday want to be.
I know it’s hard, watching the changes in our lives,
But I want to make your daughter my wife.

Oh, Mama don’t you worry bout your daughter ’cause you’re leaving her in real good hands,
I’m a real good man.
Now the picture of this love is slowly coming into view.

Papa don’t you fret and don’t forget that one day you was in my shoes,
Somehow you paid your dues.
Now you’re the picture of a man that I someday want to be.

And the picture of this man is surely coming into view.
And the picture of my wife is slowly coming into view.
And the picture of this love is surely coming into view.

Yeah, the picture of this love is surely coming into view.

And I’m sure enough, I’m sure that’s exactly what I wanna do.
The picture of this man is surely coming into view.

 

I have a feeling this love will last. Have you heard him before?