Title: "Goodman"
Alternate title: "John Goodman"
Alternate title: "Character Actor"
Alternate title: "He Never Gets The Girl"

Copyright (c)2003 by Michael A. Kepler (aka Mookie)

[verse 1]
He looks kinda familiar
You must have seen him before
Wasn't he that guy in the mouthwash commercial?
You must have seen him before

[verse 2]
He's not exactly attractive
I think you know what I mean
But he's kinda cute, in an odd sort of way
I think you know what I mean

[pre-chorus 1]
He keeps reading for the leading man
You try to let him down as gently as you can, yeah

[chorus]
but he never gets the girl
no he never gets the girl
no he'll never get the girl

[instrumental bridge]

[vocal bridge]
Oh yeah, he's a nice guy
And he'll get what nice guys get in the end
He'll get shot down
Or at best he'll get cast just as a friend, oh yeah
He's just a friend, oh yeah

[chorus x1]

[verse 3]

He's never cast as the hero
He's just the comic relief
And he'll get killed-off in the second act
to motivate the hero's grief

[verse 4]
He's not exactly exciting
I think you know what I mean
He's not the guy who's gonna save the day
He's not the guy to steal the scene

[pre-chorus 2]
He's no-one's anti-hero
He's not Iggy Pop or Robert DeNiro
He's just a guy that you pan right by
And he never catches your eye

[chorus X1]

Oh no he'll never get the girl

[end]