BLACK MUSIC LYRICSコミュのBabyface/Simple Days

I was born on the north side of a
Midwestern town
There were nine of us living in a
Three bedroom house
Didn't have much money
But we made due
'Cause Momma worked all day long
And Daddy did too
Did all they could
Made sure we had clothes and food
Went to public schools and we
Followed public rules
We used second hand books, but oh
I didn't mind the books
Momma taught us early in life
Everybody's gotta struggle sometime

Bring back those simple times of yesterday
When a man was a man
And a friend was a friend
Bring back those simple times of yesterday
When you said what you meant
And you meant what you said

Had a friend named Bobby
Who always kept his word
We went through schoolyard fights
Had a thing for pretty girls
Didn't cost much money to
See the picture show
So we hopped the bus into town
That's where all the girlies used to go
Fifty cents would buy us popcorn for two
'Cause Bobby's girl, she worked there
And sometimes she'd break the rules
Picnics in the summer
Wouldn't wake up 'till noon
And even though Bobby's gone now
I can still hear him laugh
In the middle of June

HOOK

Sometimes I sit, I wonder
I reminisce, I think of all the good times
That we had in our lives
Sometimes I can't get over
How wonderful those days were
Back in our lives
Simple days for simple times

HOOK

私のマイミクでもあり、このコミュのメンバーのある人の日記を読んで、家族や幸せについて考えていたところ、タイミングよくかかった曲がこれでして、内容がかぶってジ～ンときてしまいました。

調べてみると、どうやらこの詩の内容が、BabyFace自身のことだということも判明しまして、さらにジ～ンときてしまったので、ちょっと載せていただきました。

There were nine of us living in a
Three bedroom houseとありますがBabyfaceは８人家族ということで、９人目は犬らしいです。

自分自身、確実に年を取っていってるということを思いしらされました。（笑）

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[1] mixiユーザー 05月10日 23:28

なんか核家族化した日本人の中にいると忘れる物が多いような感じ。
貧しくても一生懸命働いて子供を公立の学校やる両親、
子供の数も多い、日常の中の姿をただ切り取っただけだけど
みずみずしい印象が広がるところが凄い。

Fifty cents would buy us popcorn for two
'Cause Bobby's girl, she worked there
And sometimes she'd break the rules

ここのところがなんとも微笑ましい。

現代の日本でも、家族が多いとことは良いことかもしれない。

[2] mixiユーザー 05月11日 10:20

いいね～。アタシもジーンと来ました。。。

彼自身のことだったのですね。でも、そうじゃなきゃ、やっぱり詞って書けないというか、なかなか、難しいですよね。自分の体験だからこそ、キュッとくる詞と、音楽になってくんでしょうけれど。

ホント、昔はﾁｬﾌﾞﾀﾞｲでご飯みんなで食べるってのが（我が家はそうだった～笑）ホント、ひと時の団欒っていうか、そういうのは、大切ですよねぇ～。

微笑ましい曲、もうひとつ♪いつも、聴いてて、その姿が眼に浮かぶんだよねー（笑）

スティビーのI wish とかも、なんかいい感じというか、ガキンチョの頃が一番、やっぱり楽しい時代だったんだろうなぁ‥って、よくわかる！男の子とかには、こういう体験あるんでしょうねぇ？（今はどうなんだろうねぇ～？笑）男の子から、男への微妙な頃‥っていうか。（笑）

Looking back on when i
Was a little nappy headed boy
Then my only worry
Was for christmas what would be my toy
Even though we sometimes
Would not get a thing
We were happy with the
Joy the day would bring

Sneaking out the back door
To hang out with those hoodlum friends of mine
Greeted at the back door
With boy thought I told you not to go outside,
Tryin’ your best to bring the
Water to your eyes
Thinkin’ it might stop her
From woopin’ your behind

I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
Cause I love them so

Brother says he’s tellin’
’bout you playin’ doctor with that girl
Just don’t tell I’ll give you
Anything you want in this whole wide world
Mama gives you money for sunday school
You trade yours for candy after church is through

Smokin’ cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall (you nasty boy)
Teacher sends you to the principal’s office down the wall
You grow up and learn that kinda thing ain’t right
But while you were doin’it-it sure felt outta sight

I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go
I wish those days could come back once more
Why did those days ev-er have to go

大人になると‥いろいろと、思い悩む事も多くて、ほんと‥I WISH！って思う事あるわぁ‥。

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