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| Type    = single
| Type    = single
| Artist  = Jason Cropper
| Artist  = Jason Cropper
| Released = 2020
| Released = [[July 13]], [[2020]]
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| Format  = digital
| Recorded =  
| Recorded =  
| Length  =  
| Length  = 4:44
| Label    =  
| Label    = High 4 Recordings
| Writer  = Jason Cropper
| Writer  = Jason Cropper
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| Status  =  
| Status  = Officially released
| Spotify  = 0VRWWaudsJxzsn3Aw8YwIt?si=eMQd3vP6SfqfgVpblo_ggw
| Album          =  
| Album          =  
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"'''Goodness Knows'''" is the lead single from [[Jason Cropper]]'s forthcoming solo album.
"'''Goodness Knows'''" is the lead single from [[Jason Cropper]]'s forthcoming solo album.
==Overview==
==Overview==
Jason Cropper first premiered the song by performing part of it on [[April 14]], [[2020]] during a [[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|video stream on the platform ''Zoom'']] hosted by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. In a Q&A on the [[r/weezer]] Reddit community, Cropper confirmed that the song "Goodness Knows" would be released "on or around [[June 12]]th". On [[May 21]], Cropper performed the song in full during a "Golden Hour" stream for his Facebook and Instagram followers. On [[May 28]], Cropper stated that the song would be released on Spotify on [[July 3]].
Jason Cropper premiered the song to fans by performing part of it on [[April 14]], [[2020]] during a [[List_of_Rivers_Cuomo_video_streams#Island_in_the_Zoom|video stream on the platform ''Zoom'']] hosted by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. In a Q&A on the [[r/weezer]] Reddit community, Cropper confirmed that the song "Goodness Knows" would be released "on or around [[June 12]]th". On [[May 21]], Cropper first performed the song in full during a "Golden Hour" stream for his Facebook and Instagram followers. Cropper held a release party for "Goodness Knows" on [[July 3]], during which he performed [[Jason Cropper concert: 07/03/2020 - Oakland, CA|a virtual concert]]. The song was released on [[July 13]].
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>Well, I don't mean to hurt anybody
<poem>Well, I don't mean to hurt anybody
I wish we knew how to make it stop
I wish we knew how to make it stop
We're just here trying to love one another
We're just stuck here trying to love on one another
And that's a lot
And that's a lot
Yeah, that's a lot
Yeah, that's a lot


Everybody hurts a little sometimes
Everybody hurts a little sometimes
'Cause that's just part of how life goes
That's just part of how life goes
You're not alone, not being alone
You're not alone at being alone
Well I suppose goodness knows
Well, I suppose, goodness knows
'Cause goodness knows
Goodness knows


So if you're lost and you feel alone
So if you're lost and you feel alone
And it hurts down in your bones
And it hurts down in your bones
If you don't know which way to go
And if you don't know which way to go
Just let it go
Just let it go, 'cause goodness knows
'Cause goodness knows


We could all use some cooperation
We could all use some cooperation
We all welcome a helping hand
We all welcome a helping hand
Goodness knows if you've got that kind of love to offer
Goodness knows, if you've got that kind of love to offer
I'm a big fan
I'm a big fan
Yeah, I'm your man
Yeah, I'm your man


And when your tears fall like a faucet
When your tears fall like a faucet
Got broken again, like years ago
Got broken again, like years ago
And you swear your heart feels just like a supernova 'bout to implode
And you swear your heart feels just like a supernova 'bout to implode
Let it go, 'cause goodness knows
Let it go, 'cause goodness knows


So if you're lost and you're feeling alone
So if you're lost and you feel alone
And it hurts down in your bones
And it hurts down in your bones
If you don't know which way to go
If you don't know which way to go
Just let it go, 'cause goodness knows
Just let it go, 'cause goodness knows


I don't mean to hurt anybody
Well, I don't mean to hurt anybody
'Cause I'm just here to play this song
I'm just here to sing this song
And if you feel the way I do, you might join in
And if you feel the way that I do, you could join in
And sing along; it won't take long
And sing along; it won't take long