Ronnie Van Zant - Simple Man (Live) lyrics

[Spoken Intro] I hope that in your life, and in your world I hope the good, will always outweigh the bad in everything you do, and everything that's given to you Unfortunately that doesn't always occur See there's this thing, and it's called tragedy, and it has absolutely no mercy for anyone, or anything During the course of touring, we've played a lot of different cities, lot of different stages, and had the most incredible experiences And we played some in... with in...with some incredible musicians But there was this one guy, that we met, and from the very first day that we met him, all he ever did, was treat us like we were one of his own, like we were in his family Not only did we get to share the stage with him, we were inspired by him, and we called him our friend And we miss him very much He was an amazing man, and he was a very loving and extremely generous person, and he was an incredible talent So this song's called Simple Man, and it's dedicated to our friend, Dimebag Darrell [Verse 1] Well Momma 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 Well, oh yeah it will, yeah it will [Verse 2] Oh take your time, don't live too fast Troubles will come, and they will pa** You'll find a woman, and you'll find love And don't forget that, there is someone, up above [Chorus] And be a simple, kind of man And 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 [Verse 3] Forget your lust, for 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 for you, my son, is to be satisfied [Chorus] 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 [Verse 4] Oh, don't you worry, 'cause 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 friends, is to be satisfied [Chorus] And be a simple, kind of man And 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