Simple Man - John Corbett
There's a light on in the kitchen
Again she's sitting up
Crossword's on the table
Coffee in the cup
She finds another word for waiting
As he pulls into the drive
She ain't really all that angry
She's just glad that he's alive
Now he's standing at the back door
Straightening his hat
Having looked well for the key
That used to be under the mat
And she's working on that crossword
Fighting back a smile
Find another word for sober
Let him sit out there a while
Twenty years of give and take
Twenty years of working hard
Putting groceries on the table
Planting maypoles in the yard
He is falling of the wagon
But he won't stay down too long
He'd rather die a thousand deaths
Than ever do his woman wrong
Now they're not too much to look at
Skins too long in the sun
But they've weathered well together
And when all is said and done
It's still two spoons of sugar and carnation in the can
She says your coffee's on the table
Now get in here you simple man
Simple man simple man
He's just doing the best that a simple man can
The bacon's in the skillet and the cakes are in the pan
Get in here you simple man
