"Simple Things" lyrics

We got the biggest dog you ever saw
Sprawled on the porch cooling off
Down at our place
His name is Ace

We got the humming birds coming in
Hitting those sugar-water feeders
Then buzzing off again
Floating in the wind

Then the sunset melts into a line of pines
Yeah life is slow out here
But it sure suits me fine

'Cause it's the simple things that strum my strings
The baby cries the mama sings her back to sleep
Oh it sounds so sweet
It's putting in a hard day's work
Coming home and putting on a clean T-shirt
It's a friends and family gathering
A neck to hug a joke to tell and a dish to bring

Yeah it's the simple things

Like taking my boy to the river on Sundays
Hunting Tadpoles and Indian money
And I just laugh
While his flip-flops splash

Then we spray 'em off 'cause we don't want chiggers
Baiting our hooks with chicken liver
Going yellow-cat fishing
A little whisker lip ripping

I love it when he says, "Daddy, give me five,"
And watching him grunt and grin while he's reeling in
That flat head on his line

It's the simple things that strum my strings
The baby cries the mama sings her back to sleep
Oh it sounds so sweet
It's putting in a hard day's work
Coming home and putting on a clean T-shirt
It's a friends and family gathering
A neck to hug, a joke to tell and a dish to bring

Yeah it's the simple things
It's the simple things

It's feeling thankful just looking at the stars
It's finding peace of mind in your own backyard

Yeah it's the simple things that strum my strings
Like big oak trees, tire swings, and lemonade
Ice-cold and homemade

It's putting in a hard day's work
Coming home and putting on a clean T-shirt
It's a friends and family gathering
A neck to hug, a joke to tell and a dish to bring

It's the simple things

It's the simple things

That's it