Simple Lyrics in English Babyface
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Simple by Babyface from Spanish to English.
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I was born on the northside of a
I was born on the northside of a
Midwestern town
midwestern town
There was nine of us living in a
There was nine of us living in a
Three bedroom house
Three bedroom house
Didn't have much money, but we made do
Didn't have much money, but we made do
'Cause Momma worked all day long
'Cause Momma worked all day long
And daddy did too
And daddy did too
Did all they could
Did all they could
Made sure we had clothes and food
Made sure we had clothes and food
Went to public schools and we
Went to public schools and we
Followed public rules
Followed public rules
We used second hand books, but
We used second hand books, but
I didn't mind the books
I didn't mind the books
Momma taught us early in life, everybody's gotta
Momma taught us early in life, everybody's gotta
Struggle sometime
Struggle sometime
Bring back those simple times of yesterday
Bring back those simple times of yesterday
When a man was a man
When a man was a man
And a friend was a friend
And a friend was a friend
Bring back those simple times of yesterday
Bring back those simple times of yesterday
When you said what you meant
When you said what you meant
And you menat what you said
And you menat what you said
Had a friend named Bobby
Had a friend named Bobby
Who always kept his word
Who always kept his word
We went through schoolyard fights
We went through schoolyard fights
Had a thing for pretty girls
Had a thing for pretty girls
Didn't cost much money to
Didn't cost much money to
See the picture show
See the picture show
So we hopped the bus into town
So we hopped the bus into town
That's where all the girlies used to go
That's where all the girlies used to go
Fifty cents would buy us popcorn for two
Fifty cents would buy us popcorn for two
'Cause Bobby's girl, she worked there and
'Cause Bobby's girl, she worked there and
Sometimes she's break the rules
Sometimes she's breaking the rules
Picnics in the summer
Picnics in the summer
Wouldn't wake up 'till noon
Wouldn't wake up 'til noon
And even though Bobby's gone now
And even though Bobby's gone now
I can still hear him laugh
I can still hear him laugh
In the middle of June
In the middle of June
Sometimes I sit, I wonder
Sometimes I sit, I wonder
I reminisce, I think of all the good times
I reminisce, I think of all the good times
That we had in our lives
That we had in our lives
Sometimes I can't get over
Sometimes I can't get over
How wonderful those days were
How wonderful those days were
Back in our lives
Back in our lives
Simple days for simple times
Simple days for simple times
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