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Daniel Johnston – It's Got to Be Good (1991) | Track profile | Dork

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Artistic Vice
It's Got to Be Good

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Daniel Johnston

It's Got to Be Good

Release date: 1st July 1991

From Artistic Vice

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About This Track

"It's Got to Be Good" is a track by Daniel Johnston, from the album Artistic Vice, released 1st July 1991. Full lyrics are available below.

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Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston

Lyrics

It's Got to Be Good

I'll be around

I did the sound

Won't bring me down

I know it's got to be good

I'll be your clown

Won't wear a frown

Won't bring you down

You know it's got to be good

I am no actor

In the hereafter

I'll be at home

I know it's got to be good

You see me smile

And after a while

You'll smile too

You know it's got to be good

I promise you

And I will too

And when I'm through

You know it's got to be good

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Track details

From Artistic Vice

1991

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Daniel Johnston

Release year

1991

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—Love of My Life
—Easy Listening
—Fate Will Get Done by Daniel Johnston
—The Startling Facts
—The Dream Is Over
—I Killed the Monster
—My Life Is Starting Over
—Happy Soul
—It's Got to Be Good
—Tell Me Now
—A Ghostly Story
—Hoping

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Writer: Daniel Johnston
Producer: Kramer