I went out One spring morning And I came back changed There was silver in my hair that night And my cheek was wet as rain We're each in search Of what it means to be How simple How simple To say goodbye A hundred times How simple How simple Life and fate Are such sticky things You can't shake them off at all We were so scared To watch a proud man fall But we named our fears that day Oh we cried and cried and said it'd be alright But deep down we all knew To learn from love When the hope is gone How simple How simple Now I'm supposed To be the adult here How simple How simple How simple