[Intro]

Free

[Verse 1]

Father left home when you turned fourteen

Took the best, left the rest for the simple things

(Simple things come easy when you've been used)

Tried every drug in the neighborhood

But nothing can change your mind about the simple things

(Simple things come easy when you've been abused)

[Pre-Chorus]

Life is cheap and money's free

These are what we call the simple things

[Verse 2]

Desperate now, gun to your mouth

Is death worse than life when you live for the simple things?

(Simple things come easy when you've no choice)

'Cause it smells outside from atomic tide

You have no money and nowhere to hide

(Simple things come easy when you've no voice)

[Pre-Chorus]

Life is cheap and money's free

These are what we call the simple things

[Chorus]

The simple things come easy

When the good things in life aren't free

The simple things come easy

When the good things in life aren't

[Post-Chorus]

Free

[Guitar solo]

[Bridge]

I will try to protect you from within myself

Let the simple things run their course

[Chorus]

The simple things come easy

When the good things in life aren't free

The simple things come easy

When the good things in life aren't

[Post-Chorus]

Free

[Verse 3]

I can't trust my family and friends

'Cause it's all around, they all want the simple things

(Simple things come easy if you believe)

I'll draw my lines, choose my defense

When it all comes down, they'll kill for the simple things

(Simple things come easy if you concede)

[Pre-Chorus]

Life is cheap and money's free

These are what we call the simple things

[Chorus]

The simple things come easy

When the good things in life aren't free

The simple things come easy

When the good things in life aren't free

The simple things come easy

When the good things in life aren't free

The simple things come easy

When the good things in life aren't

[Outro]

Free