God Knows I’m Good
David Bowie * Track #9 On David Bowie (a.k.a. Space Oddity)
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God Knows I'm Good by David Bowie
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Performed by
David BowieProduced by
Tony ViscontiWrited by
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The song is written from the perspective of an observer in a supermarket that is seeing how a religious woman is trying to steal a stewing steak because she can’t afford it, while hoping that God may forgive her.
God Knows I’m Good Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was walking through the counters of a national concern
And a cash machine was spitting by my shoulder
And I saw the multitude of faces, honest, rich and clean
As the merchandise exchanged and money roared
And a woman hot with worry slyly slipped a tin of stewing steak
Into the paper bag at her side
And her face was white with fear in case her actions were observed
So she closed her eyes to keep her conscience blind
[Chorus]
Crying God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God may look the other way today
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God may look the other way today
[Verse 2]
Then she moved toward the exit clutching tightly at her paper bag
Perspiration trickled down her forehead
And her heart it leapt inside her as the hand laid on her shoulder
She was led away bewildered and amazed
Through her deafened ears the cash machines were shrieking on the counter
As her escort asked her softly for her name
And a crowd of honest people rushed to help a tired old lady
Who had fainted to the whirling wooden floor
[Chorus]
Crying God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
Surely God won't look the other way
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
God knows I'm good
Surely God won't look the other way
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God Knows I’m Good Q&A
Who wrote God Knows I’m Good's ?
God Knows I’m Good was written by David Bowie.
Who produced God Knows I’m Good's ?
God Knows I’m Good was produced by Tony Visconti.
When did David Bowie release God Knows I’m Good?
David Bowie released God Knows I’m Good on Fri Nov 14 1969.
What did David Bowie say about "God Knows I'm Good"?
In a 1969 interview, Bowie explained the ideas behind the track:
Communication has taken away so much from our lives that now it’s almost totally involved in machines rather than ordinary human beings, There’s nobody to talk your troubles over with these days, so this track is about a woman who ste...