Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Simpler Times, artist - Bop Alloy.
Date of issue: 10.12.2020
Song language: English
Simpler Times |
Well, the thing is, I-I'd always work hard |
And try to, you know, keep a good income so I could support my family |
And at Christmastime, I had to spend extra to make sure that the children had a |
good holiday |
And 'cause they didn’t understand, you know, what Christmas was all about |
Christmastime Mama always came through in the clutch |
Felt bad, thinking back I didn’t give you much |
For what you live through you deserve to have it all |
Used to take us to get pics with Santa at the mall |
Don’t recall a single year with nothin' under the tree |
Christmas morning in our apartment, it was somethin' to see |
More important than the gifts yo, you kept us fair |
And the proof was in my waistline, enough said |
Back then I got almost any thing I liked |
GI Jo, Transformers, or a brand new bike |
Spoild me rotten on that day and my day of birth |
But what you did on holidays don’t illustrate your worth |
It’s what you did behind the scenes to keep the family afloat |
Tryna minimize the struggle when your actually broke |
So I wrote a little something just to honor your grace |
And the sacrifice you made to put a smile on my face |
Felt like simpler times to my simple mind |
But good and bad times are forever intertwined |
Felt like simpler times to my simple mind |
Mama always did the best she could to provide |
As child I only cared about gifts, of course |
Focused on what you got me, never what you lost |
Learned later you lost your mom on Christmas day |
Before my time, but I’m sure you never were the same |
Wasn’t gifted with her presence, but I heard she was strict |
Like most women in our fam, she didn’t take no — |
He you are decades later still mourning the death |
Had many tearful Christmas mornings while all of us slept |
You’re stronger than we know and that’s sayin' the least |
Slavin' at your job, come home, and make us a feast |
Didn’t know how hard you had it 'cause you kept it from me |
But your darkest days came to light inevitably |
Pullin' every string you could before you let us down |
Livin' proof that not every queen wears a crown |
You weren’t without your flaws, but you mastered resilience |
This is just a little thank you on behalf of your children |
Felt like simpler times to my simple mind |
But good and bad times are forever intertwined |
Felt like simpler times to my simple mind |
Mama always did the best she could to provide |
Things aren’t as simple as it was then |
Really thought it was but it wasn’t |
Summer’s done, Fall back, Winter’s coming |
Hope we spring forward like it’s nothing |
This time of year we usually make the trip to spend it with you |
Leading the fam, but change of plans until these issues improve |
With the virus, already missed a visit or two |
We’re just tryna keep you safe, this ain’t just an excuse |
I take after you, tryna do whats best for the fam |
Makin' tough choices that the babies don’t understand |
But it’s easier for me, I see it now that I’m grown |
Sometimes you had help but mostly had to do it alone |
Then give Santa all the credit, that was so misleading |
You just wanted us to have something that we could believe in |
I feel you, I do the same with mine but with Kwanzaa |
But it’s real heroes like yourself that deserve to be honored |
I love you, Mama |
Felt like simpler times to my simple mind |
But good and bad times are forever intertwined |
Felt like simpler times to my simple mind |
Mama always did the best she could to provide |
It was always a struggle, but I always managed to keep enough food in the house |
And have a big dinner for y’all and stuff like that |
So, my mind wouldn’t be so bogged down with memories of losing my mother |
But I always was sure depressed the early part of Christmas morning |
And I tried to get up early so I could get myself together |
So I’ll be happy for y’all, and y’all could see a smile on my face |
I feel like if you believe in anything, you gon' trust in God |
Eventually, you know, and it’s gon' help you through life |
And I always trusted in God, that it would make things possible in his own way |
and his own time |