Simple Man (Feat. Demi Demaree)

Daddy told me when I was young
Said "Sit beside me, my youngest son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this, it'll help you some sunny day, ah, yeah"

Lucid all alone I'm drinking
Here on my own, I'm thinking
This life is complicated, and my ship is slowly sinking
I see that loaded nine and see that pile of pills
I'm running out of time, and I'm running low on will

Think back up on my youth, before this world had turned me
Into this monster here before you and I'm soulless burning
Things that my mom she told me
Things that my daddy showed me
And if I listened would I've been telling a different story

And be a simple kind of man (be a simple man, simple man)
You'll be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple, be a simple man (be a simple man, simple man)
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?

All my life, I've fought for mine (mine)
Even when it came, I tried to stop my shine
Every day's been a different grind (yeah)
Got paper always on my mind (c'mon)
Out here on these streets every day (day)
Lost and still trynna find my way (way)
Got two kids, so I got to get paid (yeah)
Rolling with the mob, so I got to be made (huh)

Let me tell you, this game's wicked
End of days, yo, time is ticking
Ain't too many timeouts left, so I gotta play dirty if I wanna win this
And best believe before it's over people's gon' get muddy
These streets are filthy, but that never stopped me from getting muddy

And be a simple kind of man (be a simple man, simple man)
You'll be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple, be a simple man (be a simple man, simple man)
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?

Yeah, I'm just a simple man, and I'm doing the best I can
Trynna make me better by building me with my own bare hands
Been grinding real hard for a minute, never letting my guard down
Never let another take advantage of me, yeah, I'm just too smart now

I've got the heart of a lion, I'll be the king I'm not lying
And in this scene I'm admired, but I'm just me not a giant
I've got my thoughts but I'm trying to make the right call
And be brighter than the sun before life's turning my lights off

And be a simple kind of man (be a simple man, simple man)
You'll be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple, be a simple man (be a simple man, simple man)
Oh, won't you do this for me, son, if you can?

No, no, no, no, yeah
A simple man
When you're a simple man, say, yeah
A simple man
We all were a simple man, say, yeah
A simple man
We are a simple man
I say, yeah
Yeah