Simple Things

We got the biggest dog you ever saw

Sprawled on the porch coolin' off down at our place

His name is Ace

We got the hummingbirds comin' in

Hittin' those sugar water feeders and buzzin' off again

Floatin' in the wind

Then the sunset melts into a line of clouds

Well, life is slow out here but it sure suits me fine

'Cause it's the simple things that strum my strings

The baby cries, a mama sings her back to sleep

Oh, it sounds so sweet

It's puttin' in a hard day's work

Comin' home and puttin' on a clean T-shirt

It's friends and family gathering

A neck to hug, a joke to tell and a dish to bring

Yeah, it's the simple things, yeah

I like takin' my boy to the river on Sundays

Huntin' tadpoles and the Indian .oney

And I just laugh while his flip flops splash

And we spray on the off 'cause we don't want chiggers

Baitin' our hooks with chicken livers

Goin' yellow cat fishin', a little whisker lip rippin'

I love it when he says, "Daddy give me five"

And watching him grunt and grin

While he's reelin' in that flathead on his line

Yeah, it's the simple things that strum my strings

The baby cries, a mama sings her back to sleep

Oh, it sounds so sweet

It's puttin' in a hard day's work

Coming home and puttin' on a clean T-shirt

It's 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 feelin' thankful just lookin' at the stars

It's findin' peace of mind in your own backyard

Yeah, it's the simple things that strum my strings

Like big oak trees and tire swings and lemonade

Ice cold and homemade

It's puttin' in a hard day's work

Comin' home and puttin' on a clean T-shirt

It's 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