Simple Days Lyrics

I was born on the north side of aMidwestern townThere were nine of us living in aThree bedroom houseDidn't have much moneyBut we made due'Cause Momma worked all day longAnd Daddy did tooDid all they couldMade sure we had clothes and foodWent to public schools and weFollowed public rulesWe used second hand books, but ohI didn't mind the booksMomma taught us early in lifeEverybody's gotta struggle sometimeBring back those simple times of yesterdayWhen a man was a manAnd a friend was a friendBring back those simple times of yesterdayWhen you said what you meantAnd you meant what you saidHad a friend named BobbyWho always kept his wordWe went through schoolyard fightsHad a thing for pretty girlsDidn't cost much money toSee the picture showSo we hopped the bus into townThat's where all the girlies used to goFifty cents would buy us popcorn for two'Cause Bobby's girl, she worked thereAnd sometimes she'd break the rulesPicnics in the summerWouldn't wake up 'till noonAnd even though Bobby's gone nowI can still hear him laughIn the middle of JuneHOOKSometimes I sit, I wonderI reminisce, I think of all the good timesThat we had in our livesSometimes I can't get overHow wonderful those days wereBack in our livesSimple days for simple timesHOOK