Simple Things -- Paolo Nutini

If you love the life you live Then you'll get a lot more done
Be more inclined to take the reins Than turn away and run
It's very rare it seems to get a lifetime guarantee,
So I suppose self satisfaction be the key My father is a wealthy,
self made man  But his wealth does not consist of riches or
acres of land  Instead he has a family who are His biggest fans
That's something that I one day hope to have So I'll cherish the
simple things  The easy took for granted things  Like going round
my Mum's house for my tea And argue with my sister,
Only God knows how I missed her It's the simple things that
mean the most to me

Argh, he gets up each day at five Starts the car and makes the drive
Shutters up, starts the fryers Serves out food to all the buyers in the town  As they stand there in the same old line Get there every day
at the same old time No, you never hear him grumble and groan
Cause they're the people in the line that he built it on
And like me he cherished the simple things The easy took for granted things Like going round his Mum's house for my tea
And argue with his sister, Only God knows how he missed her
It's the simple things tha mean the most to... him


In this Country Skiffle, Nutini pays tribute to his father Alfredo.his father and mother Linda, who runs Castlevecchi, the family's chip shop in Paisley, for giving him his strong work ethic. "The shop's been in the family for more than 100 years and though I was ready to go and work there, I wasn't enthusiastic about it. How can anyone be - frying fish for 12 hours a day? It was something my dad had to do. That's why my parents have supported my music.    (songfacts)