If I was a simple man, Would we still walk hand in hand? And if I suddenly went blind, Would you still look in my eyes? What happens when I grow old? And all my stories have been told? Will your heart still race for me? Or will it march to a new beat? If I was a simple man If I was a simple man, I'd own no home, I'd own no land Would you still stand by my side? And would our flame still burn so bright? Sometimes I wonder why, I'm so full of these endless rhymes About the way I feel inside I wish I could just get it right If I was a simple man And I could make you understand There'd be no reason to think twice You'd be my sun you'd be my light If I was a simple man... If I was a simple man... Sometimes I wonder why I'm so full of these endless rhymes About the way I feel inside