Simon-Joan Armatrading

[ti:Simon] [ar:Joan Armatrading] [al:Love And Affection: The Essential Joan Armatrading] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]Simon - Joan Armatrading [00:00.61]Written by：Joan Armatrading [00:01.25] [00:12.66]He's from Ohio [00:14.36] [00:15.37]Lives with his mother [00:17.00] [00:18.11]He loves the woman [00:19.64] [00:20.87]Who loves his brother [00:22.65] [00:23.24]What can he do now [00:24.72]As she walks across the floor [00:28.11] [00:30.22]Here comes his brother [00:31.64]Walking sideways through the door [00:35.08] [00:37.38]Was the same at school [00:39.33] [00:40.23]He played the fool [00:41.93] [00:43.03]Or took a back seat [00:45.05] [00:45.85]While Simon ruled [00:47.55] [00:48.08]He played by himself a lot [00:49.86]And people called him shy [00:52.95] [00:55.02]His mother said be more friendly [00:56.90]And he would ask her why [00:59.45] [01:01.00]Has Simon got to be more friendly [01:06.70]And do I have to be like him [01:12.28]And mother said [01:13.64]No son [01:16.33] [01:16.87]Be yourself [01:18.15]Be more like I tell you [01:20.99] [01:21.84]You gotta be like me [01:23.56] [01:24.82]Be like I tell you [01:27.15] [01:27.95]Be like me [01:29.23] [01:31.73]Now when Kathleen [01:33.33] [01:34.23]She came on the scene [01:36.31] [01:37.19]He saw her first [01:38.91] [01:39.79]And then Simon spoke [01:42.21]He took her to places [01:43.80]That completely turned her head [01:46.97] [01:49.24]Gave her practical things [01:50.86]Like diamonds for her neck [01:54.40] [01:55.12]Has Simon got to be so friendly [02:00.72]Sometimes he makes me want to kill [02:07.97] [02:32.28]Look at 'em dancing [02:33.61]While he's standing by the wall [02:36.84] [02:39.05]There's gonna be trouble [02:40.53]When the time to leave is called [02:43.86] [02:44.97]And Simon won't be feeling friendly [02:50.55]He'll be lying too close to the floor [02:55.72] [02:56.26]And mother said [02:57.68]Oh son [03:00.74]Be yourself [03:02.16]Be more like I tell you [03:04.81] [03:05.75]You gotta be like me [03:07.48] [03:08.73]Be like I tell you [03:11.33]You gotta be yourself [03:13.21] [03:14.17]Be like I tell you [03:16.39] [03:18.65]Be yourself