Goodbye Miss America (Single) - Fredi Handshoe (Digital Download)

A wistful trip back to simpler days, Goodbye Miss America is Fredi Handshoe's ode to nostalgia — drive-in movies, neon lights, and hazy summer nights that don't come around anymore. Warm Hammond organ and guitar wrap around a melody that feels like an old memory playing back on the radio.

It's a song about growing up and letting go, about the innocence of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean-era Americana fading into something you can only visit in your mind. Equal parts wistful and warm, this track lingers long after it ends.

• Artist: Fredi Handshoe
• Lead Vocals, Guitars, and Hammond Organ: Fredi Handshoe
• Drums, Bass, and Backing Vocals: Steve Sizemore
• Backing Vocals: Brett Parker
• Label: Jettlane Records
• Available in MP3 and WAV formats

LYRICS:

Whatever happened to childhood dreams
Marilyn Monroe and James Dean
Drive-in movies in the neon lights
Parking by the lake, staying out all night
A melody from the radio
Takes me back

Good goodbye Miss America
So so long to the big hooray
A penny for your pocket and a dime for your dream
But it's all gone now
So good goodbye Miss America

Forever is hard to say
When you're livin day-to-day
So foolish, what did we know
Would'a should'a could'a stopped or go
Hazy days and summer dreams
Takes me back

Good goodbye Miss America
So so long to the big hooray
A penny for your pocket and a dime for your dream
But it's all gone now
So good goodbye Miss America

We got lost on the road somewhere
Never stopped, and never seemed to care
With bright lights and the silver screens
Betty's on the run and in between
Drinking whiskey till the morning light
Takes me back

Good goodbye Miss America
So so long to the big hooray
A penny for your pocket and a dime for your dream
But it's all gone now
So good goodbye Miss America

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