How do you explain this funny feeling deep insideMakes me smile when I'm lonely, comforts me when I'm sadHow do you explain this sweet, sweet smile on my faceThat just keeps getting better with each passing dayFor so long I didn't know I was searching in all the wrong placesThinking if I spent more money than I couldIf I worked harder than I shouldAlways having friends to feel good I'd be happierLosing my breath in the hustleJust stressin' over nuthin'Forgetting the real joys that lie in the simple thingsSimple things, simple thingsHow do you explain when there's more month at the end of the moneyYour situations tells you to worry but you see the flowers in bloomHow do you explain the soft caress on your faceThat tells you it's get better with each passing dayFor so long I did not know I was looking in all the wrong placesThinking if I played more games than I couldIf I worried more than I shouldSpinnin' my wheels with the lover that meant me no goodLosing my breath in the hustleJust stressin' over nuthin'Forgetting the real pleasures that lie in the simple thingsIn the simple thingsThe sun shining on my face, your strong embraceMama calling, daddy calling to see if I'm okayThe fresh air I breathe, enough food to eatA warm place to sleep at night, say it, say it, say, are the simple thingsSimple things, are the simple thingsI spend more money than I couldHarder than I shouldFriends to feel goodI thought it was gonna I'd be happierLosing my breath in the hustleStressin' over nuthin'Forgetting the real dangers that lie, ooh, in the simple things, simple thingsLook at 'em, simple things