I just want a simple life
a plain white house
and an average wife

I've got 3 awesome kids
I want them to know what a simple pleasure is
just an easy way to live
it's really not all that bad
I'm just an average American dad
giving them the life I've never had
I'm behind on bills, and work overtime
sometimes i feel like I'm gonna lose my mind
but life is great, with these kids of mine
and there's nothing wrong with being a regular guy
it takes too much work to live a lie

we shop at wal-mart and the dollar store
got 2 lamps i only paid 5 dollars for
and for only 4 dollars more
i got a welcome mat to put in front of our door
simple folk like us, don't need to keep score
and i could not ask for more

we camp out, in our backyard
roast marshmellows under the stars
I rent my house and drive a crappy car
living simple is not that hard
and it's worked for us so far
my kids are happy and so am i
were an average family, with an average life
we don't need fancy things, to know what family means
were content with our simple dreams
we survive our lives with simple things
we don't live beyond our means
and we need nothing beyond our dreams

were rich in smiles, hugs, and I love you's
that's all it takes to get us through
we don't have what rich folks do
but, what we have is pure and true

I am overworked and underpaid
but i had fun in the sun
with my son's today
no amount of rain can wash our love away
name brands aren't what makes our love so great
money isn't what it takes
and just as soon as this weather breaks
it's just 3 handsome boys and their dad
with a yard full of leaves to rake
and that's OK
working together is just another game we play
not one harsh word to say
cause i made my children smile today
and we didn't have to drive 100 miles away
to some fancy place
we made memories with nothing more,
than a yard full of leaves to rake

I kiss them on their heads
and tuck them in to their beds
I get 3 I love you's dad
and I smile real big
these are the best years I've ever had
cause life's not so bad
with just 3 handsome boys and their dad

beautiful write

I LOVE this, just ...plain good.

OMG!!!!!! Bravo!!!!!

awww .. sweet write.

Truly awesome...

Sweet!!!

Really very beautiful Joe. I mean it.