Lyrics to Simple Man

There's a light on in the kitchen, again she's sittin'

up

Crossword's on the table, coffee in the cup

She finds another word for waiting as he pulls into the

drive

She ain't really all that angry, she's just glad that

he's alive



Now he's standin' at the back door, straightening his

hat

Having looked well for the ky that used to be under the

mat

And she's working on that crossword, fightin' back a

smile

Find another word for sober, let him sit out there a

while



Twenty years of give and take, twenty years of working

hard

Puttin' groceries on the table, plantin' maypoles in

the yard

He is falling of the wagon, but he won't stay down too

long

He'd rather die a thousand deaths than ever do his

woman wrong



Now they're not too much to look at, skins too long in

the sun

But they've weathered well together, and when all is

said and done

It's still two spoons of sugar and carnation in the can

She says "your coffee's on the table, now get in here

you simple man"



Simple man, simple man, he's just doing the best that a

simlpe man can do

The bacon's in the skillet and the cakes are in the pan

Get in here you simple man