I Wish Things Were Simple Again Lyrics - Merle Haggard

I wish things were simple like they used to be 

When cowboys rode horses, and were heroes to me 

My Mother was a lady, and my Dad was a man 

And I wish things were simple again 

I wish things were simple, like when I was a kid 

A man just got paid for the work that he did 

And a song could be played for a nickel back then 

And I wish things were simple again 

But even the blue skies roar with thunder 

Men fly above like birds 

Nothin' is simple, not even a love song 

The story gets lost in the words 

But there's no way to rewind, it's gone with the wind 

And I wish things were simple again 

Even the blue skies roar with thunder 

Men fly above like birds 

Nothin' is simple, not even a love song 

The story gets lost in the words 

There's no way to rewind, it's gone with the wind 

And I wish things were simple again 

Oh, I wish things were simple again