I'm just a simple kind of guy. Doesn't take much to make or keep me happy. I don't have much but I do have all I need. Stuff isn't that important. Having people around me that I love and being around people who love me - that's important. Being in nature, making music, huskies, and a good beer are the frosting. Maybe a little basketball and a good woman with a tender heart. Pretty simple.
What isn't simple? Trying to do a cover of any Tom Petty song. Seriously, just stop. Please. Just let the man rest in peace.
lyrics
All Mine
Just a simple life for a simple kind of guy
I don’t watch the news and I don’t wear a tie
Drink a bit of beer and play a little ball
Make a lot of music and hang with the dogs
Take slow mosey down the Ice Age Trail
Listen to Princess talking and chase my own tail
Chillin’ with my girls on a holiday
Never getting rich but I will make this life pay
I don’t have nothing and I don’t have much
But I’ve got something they can never ever touch
Her soul runs deeper and her heart is so fine
This simple life is complete because her love is all mine
Get a big thrill from what nature brings
Firing up the grill and Stranger Things
Gazing at the stars from my roof all alone
Ely with the wolves or maybe Yellowstone
I don’t have nothing and I don’t have much
But I’ve got something they can never ever touch
Her soul runs deeper and her heart is so fine
This simple life is complete because her love is all mine
Got a couple friends - they like to hang around
We’ll never make the grade but it’s a mighty fine sound
Talk a bunch of smack while the cover band plays
Feeling bad for Petty rolling over in his grave
I don’t have nothing and I don’t have much
But I’ve got something they can never ever touch
Her soul runs deeper and her heart is so fine
This simple life is complete because her love is all mine
This simple life is complete because her love is all mine
credits
from Dog Days,
released August 16, 2020
Black Husky Band is Carolyn Williams, Chuck Meyer, and Robert Schmidt. Words and music written by Robert T. Schmidt.
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