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Father left home when you turned fourteen
Took the best, left the rest for the simple things
(Simple things come easy when you've been used)

Tried every drug in the neighborhood
But nothing can change your mind about the simple things
(Simple things come easy when you've been abused)

Life is cheap and money's free
These are what we call the simple things

Desperate now, gun to your mouth
Is death worse than life when you live for the simple things?
(Simple things come easy when you've no choice)

'Cause it smells outside from atomic tide
You have no money and nowhere to hide
(Simple things come easy when you've no voice)

Life is cheap and money's free
These are what we call the simple things

The simple things come easy
When the good things in life aren't free
The simple things come easy
When the good things in life aren't
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[Guitar solo]

I will try to protect you from within myself
Let the simple things run their course

The simple things come easy
When the good things in life aren't free
The simple things come easy
When the good things in life aren't
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I can't trust my family and friends
'Cause it's all around, they all want the simple things
(Simple things come easy if you believe)

I'll draw my lines, choose my defense
When it all comes down, they'll kill for the simple things
(Simple things come easy if you concede)

Life is cheap and money's free
These are what we call the simple things

The simple things come easy
When the good things in life aren't free
The simple things come easy
When the good things in life aren't free
The simple things come easy
When the good things in life aren't free
The simple things come easy
When the good things in life aren't
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