Father’s Day 2006, “A Good Man”
On a day when we honor our fathers, here's a song I wrote honoring my father, Fred Sutton, a week after he passed away in October of 1998. It's simply called, "He Was a Good Man."
He was a good man, loved his family
A good man, for the world to see
By most measures fame had passed him by
But no matter, I always saw him try
To do the right thing, 'cause it was the thing to do
A good man, the kind to see things through
(Chorus)
Good men come; good men go
The best we've every had
And if there's a Good Men's Hall of Fame,
There'll be a place for Dad
A good man; his memory lingers on
In the lives he touched, in the words of this song
A good man, and I want you to understand
He was more than just a man
He was a good man
(written by James D. Sutton, 199 
Dr. James Sutton is a child and adolescent psychologist who once was a classroom teacher. His interest, his passion, is young people. He speaks and writes extensively on the emotional and behavioral issues that affect children and adolescents today. He is the author of the award winner, If My Kid’s So Nice, Why’s He Driving ME Crazy?, and the best-seller, 101 Ways to Make Your Classroom Special. One new book, What Parents Need to Know About ODD, is an updated text revision of a 2003 audio program for parents. It is downloadable in e-book format, as is an even newer book, 60 Ways to Reach a Difficult and Defiant Child. For more information, click on the link below titled, “Doc’s Website.” From that site you can click on a direct link in the upper left of the homepage, or you can click on the “E-book” link.
