All The Money Or The Simple Life Honey Lyrics
The simple life honey is good
Uh huh
Well if you ask me how you maybe
Secure life baby you should
Oh, yes you should
Cause if you’re doing all the best that you can
But still you’re running just as fast as the man says
The simple life honey is good
Uh huh now
Yes it’s good
You worry on your mental health
Yes you do now
You gentlemen and ladies
You got to be good to yourself
Mmm hmm
With neighbors never more than a stone’s throw
Then I can tell you for the money
The simple life honey is good
Yes it is
Yes it’s good
All the money
Still you just can’t please everybody
How bad do
do you want it
Cause the money
It looks so good good good
Just like the dough is going to make everybody scream
But I can tell you for the money
The simple life sure looks good
That’s right now
Yes it’s good
All the money
Looks so good good good
To everybody
How bad do
Do you want it
Cause the money
It looks so good good good
Now there’s a whole lot of fakin’
And takin’
And shakin’ my hand
Uh huh
And when they tell you they love you
They love you like a one night stand
Mmm hmm
So if you’re playing in a rock and roll band
But still you’re doing whatever the man says
Well I can tell you for the money
The simple life honey is good
That’s right
Yes it’s good
Uh huh
Take care






all the money = fame + loads of money, but also lots of people and "the man" taking advantage of you.
the simple life = a normal, peaceful, family life in a ranch style home, not running from "the man" or doing anything he says.
which one do you want?

Yeah, it's about the two extremes of life:
Famous and rich, but being taken advantage of.
And the simple life, living freely but with little luxuries.
Great song, great band. They do not get the recognition they should.

3 comments?
i like this song, and its about the two extremes you could have in this life, the writers come to a point in his life where he wants to warn people about the price of fame?

I love the line "And when they tell you they love you They love you like a one night stand"
American Dream = being taken advantage of.
Great band. Great song.