What A Shame
What A Shame – Shinedown
Two packs of cigarettes a day
The strongest whiskey Kentucky can make
That’s a recipe to put a vagabond
On his hands and knees
I watched it all up close
I knew him more than most
I saw a side of him he never showed
Full of sympathy
For a world that wouldn’t let him be
PRECHORUS
That’s the man he was
Have you heard enough?
CHORUS
What a shame what a shame
To judge a life that you can’t change
The choir sings
The church bells ring
So won’t you give this man his wings
What a shame
To have to beg you to see
We’re not all the same
What a shame
There’s a hard life
For every silver spoon
There’s a touch of grey
For every shade of blue
That’s the way that I see life
If there was nothing
Then there’d be nothing right
And for this working man
They said could barely stand
There’s got to be a better place to land
Some kind of remedy
For a world that wouldn’t let him be
PRECHORUS
CHORUS
God forgive the hands that laid you down
They never knew how
much a broken heart can break the sound
and change the seasons
now the leaves are falling faster
Happily ever after
You gave me hope through your endeavors
And now you will live forever
CHORUS
Simple Man
Simple Man – Shinedown (Original by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Well Mama told me, when I was young
Said sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this, it’ll help you some sunny day
Ah, yeah it will
Or take your time, don’t live too fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You’ll find a woman and you’ll find love
And don’t forget that there is a someone up above
Be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh won’t you do this for me, son, if you can?
If you can
Forget your lust for the rich man’s gold
All that you need now is in your soul
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want from you, my son, is to be satisfied
And be a simple kind of man
Be something that you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh won’t you do this for me, son, if you can?
If you can
Oh don’t you worry
You’ll find yourself
Follow your heart
And nothing else
And you can do this, oh baby, if you try
All that I want from you, my son, is to be satisfied
And be a simple kind of man
Be something you love and understand
Baby, be a simple kind of man
Oh won’t you do this for me, son, if you can?
If you can
So be a simple, a simple kind of man
Oh won’t you do this for me, son, if you can?
