i am a simple man

Singer:ricky van shelton

i don't know why you want to start with me

i ain't n-n-nothing far as i can see

and i'm worn out from working too hard

why don't you give me a break?

i know that lately things ain't been so good

i'll make it up just like i told you i would

but i'm tired and i want to sit down

to ease this old backache

you say you're having trouble figuring me

i don't believe i'm such a mystery

mmm baby

what you get is what you see

i am a simple man

i want a job and a piece of land

three squares in my frying pan

don't seem so hard for me to understand

i am a simple man

you say we've got some things to talk about

a lot of problems that we need to work out

but we just wind up fighting

why don't you give it a rest?

i don't know what else i can say to you

i'm doing everything i know to do

and i can't give you anything more

when i'm giving my best

you say you're having trouble figuring me

i don't believe i'm such a mystery

mmm baby

what you get is what you see

i am a simple man

i want a job and a piece of land

three squares in my frying pan

don't seem so hard for me to understand

i am a simple man

i want a place i can lay my head

soft woman and a warm bed

a little time off before i'm dead

i am just a simple man

you say you're having trouble figuring me

i don't believe i'm such a mystery

mmm baby

what you get is what you see

i am a simple man

i want a job and a piece of land

three squares in my frying pan

don't seem so hard for me to understand

i am a simple man