Solid Sterling Music
Things Aren't So Simple Anymore (Country)
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Lyrics
Verse
Things were simpler in the sandbox
That was right beside that old barn
Sometimes we played with little toy blocks
Sometimes it was the cat and a ball of yarn

Pre-Chorus
But things aren't so simple anymore
As now we say goodbye to yesterday
And, oh, late at night, I'm walkin' the floor
Wishing hard there was another way

Chorus
Things aren't so simple anymore
What we had has taken quite a fall
Now all this freedom is more like prison walls
And things aren't so simple, oh, anymore

SOLO/Verse
Back then against the world, all was good
In that life, we had everything
But now everything seems misunderstood
Though I'm still wearing our wedding ring

Repeat Chorus/Tag
No, things aren't so simple anymore

Words & Music by Don Tomlinson
UMC © 2019 Solid Sterling Music (BMI)
SR © 2025 Solid Sterling Music
All Rights Reserved.

Metadata:
Legal: One-stop contracting.
Own rights to UMC and SR.
Contact phone number: 832.444.4848 (text/mobile)
Email: don@solidsterlingmusic.com
Mood: Complex; Disillusioned; Mournful
Length: 3:33
ISRC: QZ37R1900116
BMI: 22881951
ISWC: T9198709249
Metadata
Song Length: 3:33
Primary Genre: Country-Traditional
Secondary Genre: Country-Cowboy
Lead Vocal: Male Vocal
Era: 2000 and later