Father left home when you turned 14 Took the best, left the rest for the simple things The 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 The simple things come easy when you've been abused Life is cheap, 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? The simple things come easy when you've no choice It smells outside from the atomic tide And you have no money and nowhere to hide The simple things come easy when you've no voice Life is cheap, money's free These are what we call the simple things Simple things come easy, when the good things in life are free Simple things come easy, when the good things in life are Free ♪ I will try to protect you from within myself Let the simple things run their course Simple things come easy, when the good things in life are free Simple things come easy, when the good things in life are Free ♪ I can't trust my family and friends It's all around They all want the simple things The 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 The simple things come easy if you concede Life is cheap, money's free These are what we call the simple things Simple things come easy, when the good things in life are free Simple things come easy, when the good things in life are free Simple things come easy, when the good things in life are free Simple things come easy, when the good things in life are Free