The Simple Things Lyrics Page
Lyrics For "The Simple Things"
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1)
Just Don't Belong
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Simple Life
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Camp At Winnepeseka
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Undeniably Bound
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I Can Feel You
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Nine Lives
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No Reason Why
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Let The Anchor Take 'em Down
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The Last Thing
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Pretty Little Tree
11)
Down, Down
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Rest In Peace
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Neshannock Falls
14)
Soakin' Up Aspen
15)
Ready To Roll
Just Don't Belong
The cloud's been hanging around a bit too long Stuck in this cabin breathing musty air Stranded on this mountain feeling like i don't belong Keeping this old stove burning feels like truth or dare There's nothing like a walk in a new fallen snow Everything pure, so quiet… so sirene Think about how i just don't belong Walking alone into this crystal dream There's nothing like a glimpse at a new fallen star Everything quick, so silent and supreme I think about how i just don't belong Falling a mile into this dusty dream
Simple Life
I like to hang out, i like to play pool I like to bullshit with the neighborhood guys I like to stay low, but man i ain’t slow Ask me a question and we’ll talk all night I like to hike down to the crick nearby Come on down i’ll show you all my bait I like my skoal, but not all of it’s flavors Let’s have a dip and watch the sun go down I like to drive slow, i like to be cool I’ve got some neil young… ah, come on let’s go I love to drive my 1970 cutlass Pick up the guys and head to the ohio line Take the backroads… avoid the red lights A guy across the line sells us all our beer Dodge amish buggies and head to the crossroads We’ll have to stop and clear our weary heads Such a simple life… but i’ve enjoyed it Such a simple existence But it don’t mean nothing unless you take the time to enjoy it Hey there’s a party down at the quarry I’ve got some stoney’s if you’ve got my corncob pipe I’ve got my guitar… gonna sing some stories Stay out of trouble and forget our names Maybe tomorrow we’ll go to “coney’s” Chow down some dogs and talk about last night Order some french fries with lots of chili… Suck down a coke and start all over again Such a simple life and i’ve enjoyed it Such a simple existence But it don’t mean nothing unless you take the time to enjoy it
Camp At Winnepeseka
Crystal clear water and aqua blue colors Ripple with the breeze of summer time air Sail into a head wind, watch the sunflish fly high Through the noon day sky, evergreen scented air Camp at winnepeseka Helps you wanna make another start for yourself Fishing for some new answers, blaze a brand new trail Pitch a tent on another calm site Stare at the constellations’ shine on night black velvet sky Glow with the warmth of midnight air Listen to the roll of thunder, Throw the last log on the fire… sizzle snap, crackle pop Hear a single raindrop coming through the tree top Think of the new day dawning You merely await but you never really know What the future holds… it passes you like a dream Figure the new day dawning You merely await but you never can tell What the future holds… it passes us in all our dreams Camp at winnepeseka Helps you wanna deal another hand, take one more stand Makes you wanna sing another song from your heart Helps you wanna take another start for yourself Makes you wanna deal another hand, take one more stand Makes you wanna sing another song from your heart
Undeniably Bound
When you told me what you had done I was happy, but so disappointed dear You can pretend that he’s the one Now it’s too hard to bow out gracefully There’s a life in you, now you’re one But what happens when it goes tumbling Just to realize the pressure weighs a ton And you are bound by blood, bone and marrow now Well i hope and i pray That it works out for you some other way Well i hope and i pray I’m wrong and for your own sanity I still care now for what you’ve done Just as long as you keep on carefully You don’t deserve what you’ve taken on But you’re a saint in the hearts of the little ones I don’t care now for what you’ve done Don’t be a slave to the one that’s hurting you There’s a lesson in what’s been done I can feel what you feel understandably Can you feel what i feel undeniably I can feel what you feel understandibly Can you feel what i feel undeniably
I Can Feel You
Well, now i’m leaving Though i really don’t wanna go Everything is crumbling Though a little more than you should know I wish i were lonely Then you’d never have to feel me go I’m basking around you In the heat of this afterglow Everything is shaking, everything is breaking Everything is falling down, everything is so unreal I can feel you pacing, i can see you watching I can hear you gasping I can feel you holding me tight in your arms now Well now it’s a tragedy And it really shouldn’t have happened at all Evil is lurking But won’t supress my need to let you know It isn’t worth hiding From the things you know we’ll never know So just believe me When i say i’ll see you down the road Everything is shaking, everything is breaking Everything is falling down, everything is so unreal I can feel you pacing, i can see you watching I can hear you breathing I can feel you holding me tight in your arms I can see you crying… i can feel you dieing I can catch you in mid fall I can see you laughing again… again and again
Nine Lives
Nine lives mining pennsylvania Nine lives in dark as night all day Nine lives dig for work not fortune Nine lives know hell ain’t red it’s black Nine lives fearless in the tunnels Nine lives, one goal in mind Nine lives, they don’t have to do it Nine lives… pray there’s eight more left Nine lives trapped with stone cold courage Nine lives help us buy our bread Nine lives worth the people’s hopes not dieing Nine lives scarred but safe at last Nine lives tied their souls together Nine lives bonded the hearts and minds of others Nine lives fueled up the heartlands Nine lives safe now there’s nine left Nine lives… god blessed
No Reason Why
There’s something wrong in the world today When the kids can’t go outside and play There’s something really, really messed up All the thugs and the twisted ought to flourish in hell There’s something really breaking down society While others slide by in fear and stone cold sobriety With no reason why... They never thought about the chance… The chance to say goodbye all in good time Then all of a sudden we have loved ones lying In a pool of their own blood in front of our eyes With no reason why There’s so many problems… and the way it all happens… These are the saddest thoughts i hope i’ll ever have to convey I feel so, so angry… and helpless Wishing we could wake up from this fatal dream It’s so far beyod me… the killing of innocent ones… Feeling so helpless… and nothing we can do or say With no reason why… We never thought about the chance… The chance to say goodbye all in our good time With no reason why We never thought about the chance, The chance to say goodbye all in our own good time
Let The Anchor Take 'em Down
I’m gonna do my best… forget about what anyone says now No one’s gonna “pull some stings” so i can past a test You gotta move inside the ring looking for a knock down And if you get knocked down get up grinning like chester brown I hate people always cheating Looking for the easy way out Stomping on the feeble and bending justice Just to get their own way So to do my best i’ll never a let a good man drown But when i see a rat i’ll let the anchor take ‘e down Theres always people lying… putting filler in the bad wood So, we let it slide even though we think it maybe could Crack or bend or break and have an ill effect on everyone So when it comes to dying… You’ll know if you’ve been bad or good
The Last Thing
I used to call you almost every night Now it ain’t really quite the same The phone rings but you hide away Trying to forget my name Like a bear on a winter’s day Or the chill blowing spring away Well, you’ll never know just how i’ve changed for you And how i fade away each night in a haze You cut my hopes and then you tied them in a knot Now i’m tangled, sinking in this cage Tangled and i’m so damn afraid The last thing i’d ever want And the last thing i’ll ever need Is you running from my piece of mind We need a little bit of serenity So give me just a little piece of your time Then i’ll drift away, but never leave And try to bury all my grief You’ll never know just how it hurts me To know you don’t crave me no more There’s a space sometimes maybe no one else can see And there’s nothing worse than the distance Further than we make believe
Pretty Little Tree
You see that pretty little tree outside my window I noticed one day it was slowly fading away I knew right then i wasn’t gonna let it happen ‘cause it fills my eyes with color everyday I noticed she was searching for some sunlight A big old evergreen and poplar closing in The storms have come and thrown some limbs upon her Now her skin is marred and she needs a little bit of attention I knew right then i was gonna save the little beauty So i clipped and pruned all the bad wood from her veins I sealed her wounds and said a prayer for her to make it And blossom for me when i feel a little despair Now that little tree, she shines outside my window She looks a little frail but she’s come a long way And when i’m long gone maybe someone else will care for her So she brings a little touch of beauty to another day And when i’m long gone maybe someone else will care for her So she brings a little touch of beauty to another day
Down, Down
Hey, hey little woman Hey, hey little girl Do you wanna get together Wanna give it a whirl I’ve got your number Got it under my hat You got my mind thinking You’re with some other cat So hey little lady When you lay your head down Ain’t nothing wrong with thinking About us getting down… down, down Well hey there, baby Did you give it some thought Was i your knight in armor Or something you ain’t got Come on i know i can take it Give it to me straight I can earn your loving Don’t leave me pacing at the gate So hey there little lady When you lay your head down Do you find yourself thinking About us getting down… down, down
Rest In Peace
It’s not easy listening to your heartbeat In someone else’s head Or running down an up hill climb In someone else’s legs But driving a nail right through my heart With someone else’s arms on Has me quite shaken and i feel naked There’s something about being out of my body Out of my mind and wondering what i might find out I could be curled up in a corner shaking like a rat Or outside running with the big dogs on a shiney afternoon But then you’ve taken a one way tunnel To the end of a really long shotgun barrel So there’s something to be said about staying in bed Reading green eggs and ham It’s so funny when you’re talking and you don’t know A word you’ve just said Or staring in the mirror too long Feeling like a loaf of bread Then someone turns on your griddle inside Burning something deep down inside of you On the surface that you just can’t hide From the extortionists waiting so eagerly to screw you So they kick you to the curb And take your clothes to the cleaner Then you end up on a chemical some mad man created Then you get committed and find yourself sedated Well, it’s probably not you, it’s the people that surround us And if you get caught in it they’ll be laying your bones to rest ‘til you get out… stay out and rest in peace It’s a termless cyclone… it’s the people that surround us And if you get caught with ‘em they’ll be laying your bones to rest ‘til you get out… stay out and rest in peace
Neshannock Falls
When the sun comes up I’m gonna race on down neshannock falls When the sun comes up I’m gonna take me down to see the falls When the sun comes up I’ll slap on my rag hat, Pick a walkin’ stick and never come back I’m gonna walk until the daylight fades to black When high noon hits I’m gonna strip down and take a swim When high noon hits I’m gonna float around and sing a hymn When high noon hits I’m gonna take a dip, Put on my shoes and stomp a new path When the high noon comes I’ll be skipping rocks and having a ball When the moon comes up I’m gonna sit down and take a rest When the moon comes up I’m gonna lay back and take a nap When the moon comes up I’ll unpack my bags, Eat my soup and forget about rent When the moon comes up You’ll find me down neshannock falls When the sun comes up I’m gonna yawn and stretch and greet the day When the sun comes up I’m gonna smile about the pretty day When the sun comes up I’m gonna pack my bags And scout around like i know my way And when the moon comes up You can find me down neshannock falls Yah, when the sun comes up i’ll slap on my rag hat, Pick a walkin’ stick and never come back I’m gonna walk until the daylight fades to black
Soakin' Up Aspen
It felt heavy on the plane from denver to aspen in sunny rain Sitting here too long, baby, has me aching to be dancing The next thing i knew we were landing, The red rocks magnified my brain Stepping in to the altitude was a sweet breathless game The pines and aspens neatly woven The real became so surreal The beauty is soul surviving With it comes a strong appeal Where do you think we got the words of the bible?… still surviving Who do you think created this land Was it a mistake?... No, i don’t think so What was it you just said?... Something about being fed… aren’t we lucky? The view just pulls us together And makes us fill a void forever Take a long look at the rivers running wild Flowing free against the tides… yah, forever Well, i don’t need a million dollars And i don’t need all the “right things” ‘cause this is living right… staying up all night And baby, i think i’ll hug this tree And maybe i think i’ll kiss this tree Breathing up aspen, soaking up aspen Drinking up aspen, shooting up aspen Breathing up aspen, soaking up aspen Drinking up aspen, shooting up aspen
Ready To Roll
Well, i’m ready to roll… i’m ready for leaving today Or whatever it takes to discover some other space Ain’t got nothing to lose, i ain’t planning on yesterday Looking back can only lock us in a viscious place Ya, i’ve spent my time Walking in all the best sunshine On all parts of the earth… over an under Hanging on the ledge… walking on fences There may be a hurricane coming But it’s better than a blade cold at your throat So, i’ll stick around… And get a sense of what it’s all about Well, i’m ready to roll… Consequences only make me pray Looking into the unknown can only make me bold And at the end of the line i’ll be dying… With contentment in my soul Welcoming bliss… another out of body experience
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