Miss Josie

from I Am Who We Are by Mike Hicks

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This is tied for my favorite song of mine. I don't think it's my "best" necessarily, but one that will always mean the most to me. It's the story of my grandmother, Josephine Hicks. I'm honored to share her legacy with whoever will hear it. She's a special force in the lives of all she ever came in contact with and deserves to be celebrated. She is my story of love.

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“Miss Josie”
Words & Music by Michael B. Hicks
Michael B. Hicks Music, BMI ©️2013

It's the story of Miss Josie
Early 1900s
No certificate of birth
So we say 19-0-something
Miss Josie
Her's is a story of love

See, the south that she grew up in
Was oppressive, it was cruel
Fighting Jim Crow laws and rules
She would never finish school
Miss Josie
Her's is a story of love

To endure a life of fighting
The cotton fields equipped her
She would pray to learn to real
Just so she could study Scriptures
Miss Josie
Her's is a story of love

Working endlessly for years
Doing all that she was able
Keeping collard greens and cornbread
Sweet potatoes on the table
Miss Josie
Her's is a story of love

While her kids were off at school
She'd get down on all fours
For little money cleaning toilets
For little change, scrubbing floors
Miss Josie
Her's is a story of love

She would never go on welfare
But she would never lack
She would make clothes for her children
Out of fertilizer sacks
Miss Josie
Her's is a story of love

She worked hard for her family
And she gave all that she had
Always reaching in that purse
Pulling out some peppermints and a little bit of cash
Miss Josie
Her's is a story of love

See, those hands of hers would work
Cooking, cleaning everyday
So that the hands of her grandson
Could sit right here today and play
Miss Josie
Her's is a story of love

See her body would grow weary
Her spirit remained strong
And though my Lord called her home
Her legacy will live on
Miss Josie
Miss Josie
Miss Josie
You are my story of love

You are my story of love

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from I Am Who We Are, released July 9, 2021
“Miss Josie”
Words & Music by Michael B. Hicks
Michael B. Hicks Music, BMI ©️2013

Lead Vocals: Mike Hicks
BGVs: RESOUND (Jessica Fox, Mariah Laneé, Joseph Clarke)
Wurlitzer, Glockenspiel, Programming: Mike Hicks
Drums: Terence F. Clark
Guitars: Adam McPhail
Bass: Tommy Sims
Organ: Rev. Charles Hodges
Violins: Kristin Weber, Amy Helman, Avery Bright, Alison McKelvey, Chuck Callahan
Violas: Cassie Morrow, Carl Larson
Cellos: Emily Nelson Rodgers, Paul Nelson, Cremaine Booker
Recorded by Casey Wasner at the Purple House
Strings Recorded by James Waddell at Oceanway Studios, Assisted by Ryan Yount
Hammond B3 Recorded by Boo Mitchell at Royal Studios, Memphis, TN
Vocals recorded by James Waddell at Lyricanvas Studios
Mixed by James Waddell at Lyricanvas Studios
Contains samples of Rev. Arthur L. Hicks & Josephine Hicks praying, Nov 15, 1997

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Mike Hicks Nashville, Tennessee

Mike Hicks is an unique blend of talent and humility rarely found in today’s emerging talent. As an artist, writer, and performer, Mike is revered as one of the best in the diverse Funk and Soul music scene in Nashville and beyond. Having toured with Keb Mo, Jonny Lang, Rascal Flatts, Lauren Daigle, Little Big Town and more, Mike's current focus is continuing to grow his own artistry. ... more

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