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Simple Things Lyrics
Oh, if you love the life you live
Then you'll get a lot more done
Be more inclined to take the reigns
And turn away and run
It's very rare, it seems, To get a lifetime guarantee
So I suppose self-satisfaction be the key
Oh, my father is a wealthy self-made man
But his wealth does not consist of riches or acres of land
And instead he has a family who are his biggest fans,
That's something that I one day hope to have
So I'll cherish the simple things,
the easy took for granted things
Like going 'round my mum's house for my tea
And argue with my sister,
only God knows how I missed her
It's the simple things that mean the most to me.
Argh, he gets up each day at five
Starts the car and makes the drive
Shutters up, starts the fryers
Serves out food to all the buyers in the town
As they stand there in the same old line
No, you never hear him grumble or groan
'Cause they're the people in the line that he built it on
And like me he cherished the simple things
the easy took for granted things
Like going round his mum's house for some tea
And argues with his sister,
Only God knows how he missed her
it's the simple things that mean the most to him.
Then you'll get a lot more done
Be more inclined to take the reigns
And turn away and run
It's very rare, it seems, To get a lifetime guarantee
So I suppose self-satisfaction be the key
Oh, my father is a wealthy self-made man
But his wealth does not consist of riches or acres of land
And instead he has a family who are his biggest fans,
That's something that I one day hope to have
So I'll cherish the simple things,
the easy took for granted things
Like going 'round my mum's house for my tea
And argue with my sister,
only God knows how I missed her
It's the simple things that mean the most to me.
Starts the car and makes the drive
Shutters up, starts the fryers
Serves out food to all the buyers in the town
As they stand there in the same old line
No, you never hear him grumble or groan
'Cause they're the people in the line that he built it on
And like me he cherished the simple things
the easy took for granted things
Like going round his mum's house for some tea
And argues with his sister,
Only God knows how he missed her
it's the simple things that mean the most to him.
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I think this song is about Paolo's father and how much he admires him, and hopes to have the same qualities he has when he becomes older.
"Argh, he gets up each day at five Starts the car and makes the drive Shutters up, starts the fryers Serves out food to all the buyers in the town"
Just what I think, too tired to think any deeper and dissect this at the moment really..
this song is one of my favourites :D i think it basically says, you should live your life, because you don't get a 'lifetime guarantee' and you never know when it could end
I just got the album, the title of this song stuck out to me, so I played it first.
I love it! I don't know if the rest of the album will match up to it! It's obviously about appreciating everything you have, even the simplest of things.
My favourite off 'Sunny Side Up', I feel the rest are a bit of a let-down from his debut album.