Simple Song, A

Word Thingys: Salome Strangelove

Well your closet’s all but empty and your car is overfull
And I can’t say that I’m all that surprised
I’m stubborn as a thorn, my dear, I’m dyed-in-the-wool
Just guitar-pickin’ devil in disguise


Gotta say you lasted longer than I woulda given credit
And oh, the way you brighten up the walls
Did your best to lay a claim, my dear, you mighta made a good fit
But for all the ghosts here hauntin’ up the halls


So, here’s an easy tune, a simple song, a gentle groove
A little something you can hum along the way
To a path more true ‘n steady, where the water’s flowin’ smooth
A jubilee, a jamboree, a holiday


Sure, I coulda done you right ‘n stopped all my carryin’ on
But we both know that’s never gonna be
My folk they took right to ya, yeah they think you light the dawn
The only spider in the sugar here was me


So, I can hardly blame you, or even offer up a fight
It’s a lonely bed, I’ve made it more’n once
A better man’d say he’s sorry, maybe act a bit contrite
That better man — he’d at least put up a fuss


But, all I got’s an easy tune, a simple song, a gentle groove
A little something you can hum along the way
To a path more true ‘n steady, where the water’s flowin’ smooth
A jubilee, a jamboree, a holiday


Not gonna try to change your mind, never meant to be unkind
Can’t wipe away the past or hold you back
Let’s just put it all behind, and then when you’re so inclined
We’ll distill these tears into some applejack


You deserve it all and more after what I put ya through
I don’t begrudge an inch, go on and take the mile
Oh, I got no hard feelings, and even if you hold a few
I’d rather see you leavin’ with a smile


So here’s an easy tune, a simple song, a gentle groove
A little something you can hum along the way
To a path more true ‘n steady, where the water’s flowin’ smooth
A jubilee, a jamboree, a holiday


Oh, it’s just an easy tune, a simple song, a gentle groove
A little something you can hum along the way
To a path more true ‘n steady, where the water’s flowin’ smooth
A jubilee, a jamboree, a holiday
A jubilee, a jamboree, a holiday