• Artist: Babyface
• Song Title: Simple Days
• Album: The Day

I was born on the north side of a midwestern town
There was nine of us living in a 3 bedroom house, yeah
Didn't have much money
But we made due
Cuz momma worked all day long
And daddy did too
Did all they could
Made sure we had clothes and food
Went to public schools and we followed public rules
We used second hand books
Oh, I didn't mind the books
Momma taught us that in life
Everybody's gotta struggle sometimes

CHORUS:
Bring back the simple times of yesterday
When a man was a man
And a friend was a friend
Bring back the simple times of yesterday
When ya said what ya meant
And ya meant what ya said

Had a friend named Bobby
Always kept his word
We went to school-yard fights
Had a thing for pretty girls
Didn't cost much money to see the picture show
So we hopped the bus into town
That's where all the girlies used to go, see
Fifty cents would by us, yes, popcorn for two
Cuz Bobby's girl, she worked there
And sometimes she'd break the rules
We had picnics in the summer
Wouldn't wake up 'til noon
And even though Bobby's gone now
I can still hear him laugh in the middle of June

(Chorus)

Sometimes, I sit, I wonder
I reminisce, I think of all the good times
We had in our lives
Sometimes I can't get over
How wonderful those days were
Back in our lives
Simple days for simple times

(Chorus until the end)