EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with this Annual Report of Goody's Family Clothing, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Edward
R. Carlin, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

(1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.



/s/ Edward R. Carlin

Edward R. Carlin
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
March 22, 2004