to tell someone their future
i don't really have to see the things
hyped up church encounter
or another clever new years theme
i'm not looking for another goose bump sermon
or a word that leaves me passed out on the floor
my basic needs are really very simple
my learning could go on throughout the ages
but i just need the plain and simple of what's real
i could memorize and quote a million pages
but i'd rather just express the way i feel
i've tried so hard to know
so i could stand and tell the nations
but i found the greatest gift
wrapped in your salvation
it's really much more simple than it seems
so i relinquish all my witty observations
leave my so called sacred knowledge at the door
when you died you answered every single question
my learning could go on throughout the ages
but i just need the plain and simple of what's real
i could memorize and quote a million pages
but i'd rather just express the way i feel
all those complicated things have no appeal
so i'd rather keep it simple
yes i'm done with all the things that make it