Simple back beats seem to sooth me   If I could hold them I would let sing   take some rest as if not wicked   walk around enjoying silence   A world away, elders gather   begin their tongues and hardly falter   Words of fun, joy and grievance   Simple songs, work and penitence(?)      Drowning like a stone   or a path overgrown   never lie away    so for goodness sake      down the road   deer are crossing    the grass is greener where they're walking   rattling beast and heavy movement   mark their now son before we lose them   bear your arms ever so wisely    burn them all if you have no need   dress to kill but kill so kindly    hollow hearts to weak and weary      Drowning like a stone   or a path overgrown   never lie away    so for goodness sake      now call me crazy   but all the old ways of living simple are simply fading   and all we buy is time before we die   lay on down sense of how      one old friend he seldom told me   I don't mind is the devils playpen   mind the gaps and watch them closely   spread the love but chose your friends wisely   To love yourself to love your family   find the difference between wants and needs   be sure to stop count your blessings   smell the roses and fight for something               Drowning like a stone   or a path overgrown   never lie away    so for goodness sake      now call me crazy   but all the old ways of living simple are simply fading   and all we buy is time before we die   lay on down sense of how