Simple RM1

[Intro] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1] I grew up in a time where the clock moved slow A small town square where the oak trees grow Folks with calloused hands and hearts unbent Where "hello" meant more than a quick, distant sent We’d chase the sun from the crack of dawn Bike tires humming till the fireflies were drawn [Chorus] Simple place, simple time No heavy chains, just the sky’s soft rhyme Kids unchained, wild and free Simple’s the only way to be [Verse 2] I’d race home when the streetlights blared Dreading the supper Mom had prepared Soup beans and greens in a chipped stone bowl We’d pass it round, our only wealth was soul We didn’t know we were "poor" by their book Just full of noise and a whole lot of look [Chorus] Simple place, simple time No heavy chains, just the sky’s soft rhyme Kids unchained, wild and free Simple’s the only way to be [Verse 3] We’d dig through dumpsters for a scuffed-up ball Patch up helmets till the plastic would fall Bad news banged on our screen door each night But we’d laugh loud enough to drown out the fight Holidays came with empty-handed shame While our friends unwrapped gifts with fancy names [Bridge] I’d lie awake and dream of a brighter scene Where my pockets weren’t empty, where my shoes were clean But that rough road carved the man I’ve become Taught me the worth of a well-worn hum [Chorus] Simple place, simple time No heavy chains, just the sky’s soft rhyme Kids unchained, wild and free Simple’s the only way to be [Outro] (Instrumental Solo)