Mama told me, when I was young
"Said sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely, to what I say
And if you do this, it will help you some sunny day" oh yeah

Oh take your time, don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman, and you'll find love
And don't forget that, there is someone up above

And be a simple kind of man
Hmm, be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me son, if you can, if you can

And get your lust from the rich man's gold
All that you need now is in your soul
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied

And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Won't you do this for me son, if you can, if you can

Boy don't you worry, you'll find yourself
Follow your heart and nothing else
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want from you my son, is to be satisfied

And be a simple kind of man
Be something you'll love and understand
Baby be a simple, kind of man
Oh, won't you do this for me son, if you can

So baby, be a simple, be a simple man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can


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Simple Man Lyrics as written by Gary Robert Rossington Ronnie Van Zant

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    and it kicked ass then and now

    metallica5699on November 07, 2004   Link
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    I saw Shinedown live with 3dd and AlterBridge, and I'm a big fan of the original, and I was blown away by it. On the radio it is AVG, but Live. Live it was Amazing, and since I will never get to see Van Zant do it, this was like a dream. Even an old Southerner in a Steve Miller Band shirt was blown away by it at the Concert. Awesome.

    stwjesteron October 30, 2005   Link
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    Ohh I love this song they did a really good job on it too. I wish I had this song downloaded. But they did an awsome job on it and Shinedown is awsome!

    Ilove2hate218on June 25, 2004   Link
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    Lynyrd Skynyrd was a southern rock band. So, naturally, they're gonna write about growing up in the south. It's a great song, and I actually like Shinedown's version better, because he can hit notes that Ronnie Van Zant only dreamt about (may he rest in peace). It's pretty rare to find a cover that's better than the original, and I think these guys did it.

    SwiftImmortal_1on January 18, 2005   Link
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    ok this song is good. he has a fucking awesome voice..i dont get why people want to talk shit on it! ever heard him live?? yeah its awesome.. i fell in love with this song when i first heard it not the orginal but this one..but both are good..

    iHUMalongon March 24, 2005   Link
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    Definitely one of the best covers of all time.

    I like it better than the original!

    KRAZYT5000on August 03, 2008   Link
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    dude. they did fucking awesome on the remake of this lynard skynard song.

    gothichottiebitch2on April 10, 2009   Link
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    Amazingly done by Shinedown to recreate this song. The acoustic makes you listen to it more and gives it more feeling as with Lynard Skynard's version did an amazing job as well. He actually grew up experiencing it. Great job on both parts.

    Killerhhr1on March 08, 2010   Link
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    It's a really good remake. OMG I cried when I first heard this song!!

    Angry Saron June 25, 2004   Link
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    well whats your face above me, i disagree, this a very good acoustic version of the song...i thought it sucked at first, but it grew on me... give it more time

    Coldfrontcoryon October 12, 2004   Link

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