Well I ain't had nothin' to drink

I knew that's probably what you'd think

If I'd drop by this time of night

Remember way back when

I promised you I'd drop in

At one of those meetings down at the ""Y""



They started talkin' about steps you take

Mistakes you make the hearts you break

And the price you pay

I almost walked away



You could hear a pin drop

When this old man

Stood up and said I'm gonna say it again

Like I do every week

For those who don't know me



It's the simple things in life

Like the kids at home and a lovin' wife

That you miss the most, when you lose control

And everything you love starts to disappear

The devil takes your hand and says no fear

Have another shot, just one more beer

Yeah I've been there

That's why I'm here



This old boy stood up in the isle

Said he'd been livin' a life of denial

Then he cried, as he talked about wasted years

I couldn't believe what I heard

It was my life word for word

And all of the sudden, it was clear



It's the simple things in life

Like the kids at home and a lovin' wife

That you miss the most, when you lose control

And everything you love starts to disappear

The devil takes your hand and says no fear

Have another shot, just one more beer

Yeah I've been there

That's why I'm here



I know for us it may be too late

But it would mean the world to me

If you were there when I stand to say



It's the simple things in life

Like the kids at home and a lovin' wife

That you miss the most, when you lose control

And everything you love starts to disappear

The devil takes your hand and says no fear-aca