Good Shoes are an indie rock band which formed in Morden, London, England i… Read Full Bio ↴Good Shoes are an indie rock band which formed in Morden, London, England in 2004 They consist of Rhys Jones (vocals, guitar), Steve Leach (guitar), William Church (bass) and Tom Jones (drums). Founding bassist Joel Cox left in 2008.

They play danceable, shed rehearsed guitar music. They like to dance, drink, draw, pretend to be on a mobile phone whilst they are not and write songs.

Their debut album "Think Before You Speak" was released on Monday the 26th of March 2007. "Think Before You Speak" is a 14 track of pure British Indie meets Pop Culture, it includes all four of their previously released singles ("Never Meant To Hurt You", "The Photos On My Wall", "All In My Head" and "We Are Not The Same").

They have just released a free download of "the way my heart beats" and to follow a 28 day uk tour starting on november 5th.

They have both a website and a MySpace profile.

Small Town Girl
Good Shoes Lyrics

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Read a story about a small town girl
Who came from humble beginnings
To just do oh so well
She used to go to Raynes Park High School
But now she lives in Hollywood
Up in those there hills

It's okay and it's alright

But she says everything keeps going
Oh so wrong in my life
And I say, you've got it all, you've got it made
But she says, money honey, darling
Just can't buy me everything
And I say everything's okay
Everything's alright

I've tried everything I possibly can
She said, I bet all I was, was just a shag
She say's I'm fed up with just bein' friends
But I said that's the end of the story
That's just the way it is

It's okay and it's alright
But she says everything keeps going
Oh so wrong in my life
And I say, you've got it all, you've got it made
But she says, money honey, darling
Just can't buy me everything
And I say everything's okay
Everything's alright

If you ask me for my secrets

I'll never tell
Because you might not like what I've got to say

Overall Meaning

The song "Small Town Girl" by Good Shoes tells the story of a girl who grew up in a small town and rose to success in Hollywood. Despite her success, she still feels like something is missing and that everything in her life keeps going wrong. The singer of the song tries to reassure her that she has everything she's ever wanted, but she insists that money can't buy her everything. The song ends with the singer realizing that he can't help her and that maybe she doesn't want to be helped.

The song touches on the theme of the difficulties of success and how it doesn't always lead to true happiness. The small town girl in the song has achieved her dreams, but she's still not happy. The song also explores the idea that sometimes people don't want help or advice, they just want someone to listen to them.

Line by Line Meaning

Read a story about a small town girl
Let me tell you about a girl who grew up in a small town.

Who came from humble beginnings
She didn't have much when she was younger.

To just do oh so well
But now she's incredibly successful.

She used to go to Raynes Park High School
She went to a high school in Raynes Park.

But now she lives in Hollywood
But now she lives in Hollywood.

Up in those there hills
In the hills of Hollywood, specifically.

It's okay and it's alright
She's doing fine, but...

But she says everything keeps going
She feels like everything is going wrong in her life.

Oh so wrong in my life
It's really bad.

And I say, you've got it all, you've got it made
But I tell her she's got everything anyone could want.

But she says, money honey, darling
But she says money can't buy everything.