I grew up in a small town in Central FL. A very close friend who lived a half block from me was dying of cancer. As his time was drawing near, his brother asked if I would eulogize my friend at his service, which I was pleased to oblige. I visited my friend a few days before he passed and we laughed and cried as we recalled our crazy times together. Ironically, as I focused on our experiences for the sake of the eulogy, I couldn't help thinking about how much our small town was, "JUST LIKE MAYBERRY."

I grew up in a small town in Central FL. A very close friend who lived a half block from me was dying of cancer. As his time was drawing near, his brother asked if I would eulogize my friend at his service, which I was happy to oblige. I visited my friend a few days before he passed and we laughed and cried as we recalled our crazy times together. Ironically, as I focused on our experiences for the sake of the eulogy, I couldn't help thinking about how much our past was "JUST LIKE MAYBERRY."

I always told my wife she could have been a movie star instead of marrying me, and that I'd write a song about that one day. It's not our story, but the tag about the granddaughter and the photo album actually happened.

This was one of those songs that starts out around 3am when a couple lines and melody wake you up running around in your head. So I got up and had a good rough demo by daybreak. From there it's all about production...

Connection between grandfather and grandchild

Story of a guy who went fishing with his dad, saw a girl at the bait shop, fell in love, rinse repeat.



Songwriter: Jessica Hershey

Vocalist: Jim Daez

Songwriters: Jessica Hershey & Mahlon Ray Dobbins