So…ALSO on the way home tonight, when I first got in the car, as the rain was pouring down and I thought about the stresses of the day washing away, the song Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd was on the radio when I started the car.
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Mama told me when I was young
Come 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
Oh, take your time don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
Go find a woman you'll find love
And don't forget son there is someone up above
And be a simple kind of man
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?
Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need 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
Oh, won't you do this for me son if you can? Oh yes, I will
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 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
Oh, won't you do this for me son if you can?
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Come 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
Oh, take your time don't live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
Go find a woman you'll find love
And don't forget son there is someone up above
And be a simple kind of man
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?
Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need 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
Oh, won't you do this for me son if you can? Oh yes, I will
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 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
Oh, won't you do this for me son if you can?
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There really is something to be said here. It seems like life can be so complicated; and that’s without people who over-complicate things, or us over-complicating things ourselves. I really feel like life is supposed to be simple. Why do we get caught up in the details? Why do we feel we have to control every single thing? Why can’t we just accept things as they are and keep moving forward? And yes, I know that things are hard sometimes and sometimes they’re hard to accept as they are.
Whatever happened to the Golden Rule? “DO unto others as you would have them do unto you?” Maybe if we went back to that simple rule life would be a lot easier. What about putting in a decent day’s work and how that should stand for itself? Coming home, having a nice dinner with your spouse, your kids, or just yourself? Wishing people a good day? I refuse to believe we’ve gone too far to go back. Life can’t be about all the hustle and bustle…there has to be more to it than that. Or, should I say, less?
Because I want to be a simple kind of man – be something I love and understand.
:) Your "simple" equates to real, honest, present in the moment - content. I get that, and I agree. I think "simple" has taken on other meanings... Simple can be dumb. Simple can be lazy. Simple can be uninteresting. I know that's not the kind of simple you're referring too, but I think that's why I'm not a fan of the word. I remember loving Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are," but I always objected to the lyric that says, "I don't want clever conversation. I never want to work that hard." All I wanted was clever conversation....and I still do! ;)
ReplyDeleteHonestly I think people are scared to death of the idea of simple. Why else do we have phones that text for instance. It is too simple to pick up the phone, call someone and have a conversation. No it is much better to spend an hour texting on a phone with someone asking a simple question. Simple scares people, simple is too easy, simple is too complicated, simple is real. And we can't have none of that.
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