Simple Things
Oh, if you love the life you liveThen you'll get a lot more doneBe more inclined to take the reignsAnd turn away and runIt's very rare, it seems, To get a lifetime guaranteeSo I suppose self-satisfaction be the keyOh, my father is a wealthy self-made manBut his wealth does not consist of riches or acres of landAnd instead he has a family who are his biggest fans,That's something that I one day hope to haveSo I'll cherish the simple things,the easy took for granted thingsLike going 'round my mum's house for my teaAnd argue with my sister,only God knows how I missed herIt's the simple things that mean the most to me.
Argh, he gets up each day at fiveStarts the car and makes the driveShutters up, starts the fryersServes out food to all the buyers in the townAs they stand there in the same old lineNo, you never hear him grumble or groan'Cause they're the people in the line that he built it onAnd like me he cherished the simple thingsthe easy took for granted thingsLike going round his mum's house for some teaAnd argues with his sister,Only God knows how he missed herit's the simple things that mean the most to him.