Simple Man (Acoustic Version) - Shinedown

Hey, dad, look at me Think back and talk to me Did I grow up according to plan? And do you think I'm wasting my time Doing things I wanna do? But it hurts when you disapprove all along And now I try hard to make it I just wanna make you proud I'm never gonna be good enough for you Can't pretend that I'm all right And you can't change me 'Cause we lost it all Nothing lasts forever I'm sorry I can't be perfect Now it's just too late and we can't go back I'm sorry I can't be perfect I try not to think About the pain I feel inside Did you know you used to be my hero? All the days you spent with me Now seem so far away And it feels like you don't care anymore And now I try hard to make it I just wanna make you proud I'm never gonna be good enough for you I can't stand another fight And nothing's alright 'Cause we lost it all Nothing lasts forever I'm sorry I can't be perfect Now it's just too late and we can't go back I'm sorry I can't be perfect Nothing's gonna change the things that you said And nothing's gonna make this right again Please don't turn your back I can't believe it's all just a talk to you But you don't understand (you don't understand...) 'Cause we lost it all Nothing lasts forever I'm sorry I can't be perfect Now it's just too late and we can't go back I'm sorry I can't be perfect 'Cause we lost it all Nothing lasts forever I'm sorry I can't be perfect Now it's just too late and we can't go back I'm sorry I can't be perfect

What if I fall in love with you Just like normal people do Well maybe I'd kill you Or maybe I'd be true When I go down to get a job sometime It seems people can read my mind And make money disappear While they're talking sweet and kind Well in some ways I am like a child You never seemed to know it And if a kind word ever crossed your mind You never tried to show it Well in some ways I am like a child You never seemed to know it And if a kind word ever crossed your mind You never tried to show it When people don't know what you mean They may laugh at you and call you green They'll say your words are stupid And your plans are only schemes Truth is simple But seldom ever seen Let nothing come between Simple man, simple dream

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" Oh, yeah, it will 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 And be a simple kind of man And be something you'll love and understand Baby, be a simple kind of man Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can? Then you can Don't get your lust from the rich man's gold All that you need now is in your soul And you can do this, oh baby, if you try All that I want from you, my son, is to be satisfied And be a simple kind of man And be something you'll love and understand Baby, be a simple kind of man Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can? If you can 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 All that I want from you, my son, is to be satisfied And be a simple kind of man Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can? So baby, be a simple, be a simple man Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?

I can still remember me and Miss November Rain Beautiful and strange Always so inclined, coloring outside the lines Yeah, you were never on time You've always been slightly awkward, kind of weird Upside down and not all here What's so wrong with me and you is crystal clear Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong And the house is on fire and there's no alarm And the walls are melting too How 'bout you? I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all 'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball And my friends are coming too How 'bout you? Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human Unpack all your baggage, hide it in the attic where You hope it disappears This all seems so familiar, but it doesn't feel like home It's just another unknown You've always been slightly awkward, kind of weird Upside down and not all here Right or wrong, it's all so crystal clear Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong And the house is on fire and there's no alarm And the walls are melting too How 'bout you? I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all 'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball And my friends are coming too How 'bout you? Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human We're all just passing through Passengers on a ship of fools We're all just passing through Passengers on a ship of fools Sometimes I'm in a room where I don't belong And the house is on fire and there's no alarm And the walls are melting too How 'bout you? I've never been the favorite, thought I'd seen it all 'Til I got my invitation to the lunatic ball And my friends are coming too On a ship of fools Don't worry, it's all just a symptom of being human