Simple Things (feat. Brandi Carlile)

As an old man, I'm a young man

'Cause I've not been old for long

And before these trembling waters settle

I'll have flown the pond

So I don't mean to be morbid

Or a bit too on the nose

But I'd like to share a few things

That I've learned along the road

What you'll find chasing dreams

Is the finish line recedes

And the riddle stays a riddle

Oh, the humor's bittersweet

All nature does is dance

So when you dance, you're in accord

Look no further than the feeling

That it gives you for reward

Reward (reward)

Reward

Reward (reward)

Simple things

Hard to learn

Fire is hot

Burn, burn, burn

Simple truth

Hard to see

Not what you want

But what you need (what you need)

Mm-mm

I've been a sleepwalker, a cheap talker

A sly grin, a discreet offer

I've held steady for a gaze

I've led a lover through a maze

Thrown bottles at the wall

When someone forgot to call

I've done all the things a wild heart will do

I will do

What you'll find chasing dreams

Is the finish line recedes

And the riddle stays a riddle

Oh, the humor's bittersweet

All nature does is dance

So when you dance, you're in accord

Look no further than the feeling

That it gives you for reward

Reward (reward)

Reward

Reward (reward)

Simple things

Hard to learn

Fire is hot

Burn, burn, burn

Simple truth

Hard to see

Not what you want

But what you need

Simple things

Hard to learn

Fire is hot

Burn, burn, burn

Simple truth

Hard to see

Not what you want

But what you need

Mm-mm