A Simple Thing

Lyrics:

© WanHu
A simple thing

It's the obsession of society
yet, people treat it as a game to play
if music be the food of love
play on, play on, play on, play on

They say “ it's nothing if it's easily won”
“The cryin' time for me has just begun”
it's in all of the music from Schubert's great lieder
through the Everley brothers to wee Justin Bieber

and yet, it's always been quite clear to me
love should never be a fantasy
You only get what you want if you reach out and take it
Forget about love, if you choose to forsake it

They tell me I'll be disenchanted
So much for taking love for granted
But those people don't know anything
For love is just a simple thing

It's the obsession of society
yet, people treat it as a game to play
It's in all of the music, from Lieber and Stoller
Through The Chemical Brothers to The Bay City Rollers

©W Ian Young (WanHu) Feb 2018