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Am I Good Enough is an original song written, produced and with lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas with music exclusively commercially licensed to Paul from the album Some Folk
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Am I Good Enough is available to download on Bandcamp HERE
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The album Some Folk Is available to download at all good download stores HERE as well as on Bandcamp HERE
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This track brings a beautifully vulnerable, intimate shift to Some Folk. After the grand philosophical weight of “The Boy is Father To The Man,” “Am I Good Enough?” strips away the armor to explore the raw, tender, and sometimes terrifying insecurities that come with deep love and emotional healing. It reads like a classic, heartfelt folk romance ballad with a touch of vulnerability.
“Am I Good Enough?” is an intimate, emotionally vulnerable folk ballad that explores the profound impact of a transformative love, juxtaposed with the lingering self-doubt of a healing soul.
The Healing Power of Love: The song centers on a narrator who entered a relationship broken, empty, and lost. Through the partner’s unconditional care, the narrator is emotionally resurrected—learning how to live, give, and feel whole again. The imagery of being “found” and guided “through the pouring rain” highlights the partner as a stabilizing, nurturing force.
Despite the profound healing and boundless love the narrator feels, a persistent anxiety drives the song. The recurring question, “Am I good enough for you?”, acts as a emotional anchor, revealing the fear that one’s own scars or past might make them unworthy of such a pure connection.
The narrative briefly touches on the fragile nature of intimacy, questioning if these intense feelings could just be “a game” or if “ecstasy and pain” are inherently linked. This highlights how difficult it can be for someone who has known past hurt to fully accept happiness without waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Ultimately, the song is a pledge of unwavering loyalty. The chorus serves as a direct, simple testament to fidelity and deep romantic truths—proclaiming a love that “knows no bounds” and a commitment to “making love with only you.”
The simplicity of this lyric is its greatest strength. Traditional folk music often excels at taking massive human emotions—like the fear of inadequacy in front of someone you adore—and distilling them into direct, repetitive refrains that hit straight to the heart.
Placing this right after the heavy, resilient track four works wonderfully on the album. It shows that even the strongest, most resilient “man” who has “made it through against all odds” still carries a tender, vulnerable side when it comes to the person who saved his soul. It balances the record beautifully.
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Am I Good Enough Lyrics
You took me in and touched my soul
I was broken up you made me whole
Am I good enough for you?
You showed me again how to live
I was empty you made me give
Am I good enough for you?
Are your emotions just a game
Ecstasy and pain are they the same
Am I good enough for you?
You healed my scars
You felt my pain
You followed me then
Through the pouring rain
Am I good enough for you?
Am I good enough for you?
Making love with only you
My love will always be true
Am I good enough for you?
I was lost with you I’m found
My love for you knows no bounds
Am I good enough for you?
You took me in and touched my soul
I was broken up you made me whole
Am I good enough for you?
Are your emotions just a game
Ecstasy and pain are they the same
Am I good enough for you?
You healed my scars
You felt my pain
You led me then
Through the pouring rain
Am I good enough for you?
Am I good enough for you?
Making love with only you
My love will always be true
Am I good enough for you?
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Paul Robert Thomas PRS No. 497904008 (London)
PRS Tunecode: 027524WE * ISWC: T-340.970.503-5
Audiosparx Catalogue ID: 1423055 * ISRC: US5UL2651411
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