Simple Man (Live from Washington State) - Shinedown

Mama told me When I was young Come sit beside me My only son And listen closely, oh baby To what I say And if you do this it'll help you some sunny day, ah yeah I'll be your simple man Oh take your time Don't live too fast Troubles will come Oh and they will pass Go find a woman, oh baby And you'll find love And don't forget son, there is someone up above And be a simple kind of man Oh be somethin' you love and understand Oh baby be a simple, be a simple man Oh won't you do this for me son, if you can? (So wavy, Anna) Forget your lust For rich man's gold All that you need Is in your soul Oh 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 Oh be somethin' you love and understand Oh baby be a simple, be a simple man Oh won't you do this for me son, if you can? (Oh yes I will) I'll be your simple man Boy don't you worry You'll find yourself Follow your heart And nothing else And you can do this, oh babe, if you try All that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied (And one more thing) And be a simple kind of man Oh be somethin' you love and understand Baby be, wooh, be simple man Oh won't you do this for me child, if you can? (Let me hear out, people) Baby be a simple, be a simple man Oh be somethin' you love and understand... Baby be a simple, be a simple man Oh won't you do this for me son, if you can? Oh mommy know I will I'll do all the best I can

Never be sorry for the lack of response Your hand on my arm before we were lost The horizon just laughed to see us fall off Your face in a jar I constantly dropped You have him now but I'll have you later The phone is a gossip The clock is a murderer My time is her burden Your voice is his slumber How long have we been here? I can't quite remember my name I had you pegged as one who would throw me Away from your shoreline Into the galaxy Where moons are a fool Stars climb eternity Long after voids And handwritten destiny Long after voices return from the telephone Cut off from color Leave everyone you know They'll let you down I'll let you talk into the sky That he keeps turning off like a light Praises fall short from the hands of the choir Who all stand in judgement and funerals pyre Now that you're dead They wait for the symphonies Conductors retire to the bed of our sympathy Losing our minds on yesterday's tragedy Are you surprised they're singing in harmony? Flooding the hallways I notice the exit signs pointing the way out I knew they were onto us along Your suitcase fits well in the room you are living in Quick to leave town Is it how you imagined it? Alone with your ghosts, and the question mark protagonist Leaving you in deserts in search of the answers To all of the questions that lead to more questions Afraid to stand up or lose your salvation Stop and rewind They all change the station The story hits home too close for their liking "Stick to the script where your lovers are dying" Bored and annoyed You're not even trying to turn us on And the building was on fire When I saw you step out Afraid of your ghosts, and highly in doubt When you knew along Not even your cloud Would ever withstand the song from your mouth So they took all your scripts And the rain from your eyes They're cashing it in for the next passing ride To some other city you made up in your mind They missed when you died So they're hitting rewind What good is living if you can't write your ending? You're always in doubt of the truths you're defending Seeing yourself in others' ideas I'll write you from somewhere And call you from later on I'll need a good time You'll need a daydream Helplessly helpless "I am alive, can you hear me?" Sleeping in motion I love you Washington State Sleeping in motion I love you Washington State Sleeping in motion I love you Washington State Sleeping in motion I love you Washington State

I know I know (repeat) Aint no sunshines when she's gone

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