Simple Man - Live Acoustic from Kansas City

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, 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'll help you some sunny day" Ah, yeah we, yes we [Verse 2] 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 a someone up above [Chorus] And be a simple kind of man And 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? Go ahead, take it all home [Verse 3] Forget your lust for the rich man's gold All that you need now is in your soul And you can do this, oh baby, if you try 'Cause all that I want from you my son is just to be satisfied [Chorus] And be a simple kind of man And be something you love and understand So baby, be a simple kind of man Oh, won't you do this for me son, if you can [Bridge] If you can If you can So do it only if you can Do it only if you can Do it only if you can, yeah So do it only if you can [Verse 4] Oh, don't you worry, you'll find yourself Follow your heart, and nothing else And you can do this, oh baby, if you try 'Cause all that I want from you, my friend, is just to be satisfied [Chorus] And be a simple kind of man And 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? [Outro] So baby, be a simple, be a simple man And oh, won't you do this for me son, if you can? [Spoken] Thank you so much What do we say, one more for the road?