The Real Things

I want to know about the real things, important to me
Like beauty and love and family
I carry the words upon my knee
And execute the letter of it faithfully

When I think about getting out of my head
I pick up a book and I get on back to bed
Now we old boys, we had our fun
Attempted the setting of the rising sun
But hey, boys, it's time to go on home

I want to know about the real things, important to me
Like beauty and love and family
I carry the words upon my knee
And execute the letter of it faithfully

Enter the heart of a man about to go blind
His wife has gone out, but the
Baby's in the back of his mind
She enters the room, the blinds are drawn

The baby's too young to know
What's going on, but close your little eyes
'Cause there's a bad scene happening here

I want to know about the real things, important to me
Like beauty and love and family
I carry the words upon my knee
And execute the letter of it faithfully

Now what's a man to do when his whole world comes undone
I want to know about the real things
Important to me, like beauty and love and family
I carry the words upon my knee
And execute the letter of it faithfully