Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Few Good Things, a short film: youtu.be/bkI_5ouHUFI
Few Good Things, an album by Saba: orcd.co/fewgoodthings
Back Home, a tour by Saba tickets on sale now:
sabapivot.com/tour

Photography by Dawit N.M., on the Westside of Chicago

Lyrics
Woke up today said I’m getting it right
Been up some days and I been up some nights (Some nights, some days)
I caught the plane and I didn’t look twice
All for the simplest life (Simple life)

Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo

She say the little things matter they show her she needed
If you can provide em then she won’t be leaving
The man in my family can’t be no teachers
You learn what you see and no
(We didn’t see it)
Money can’t be the security for her
But it’s important even if you’re poor
White picket fence and a wreath on the door
We from the basement concrete on the floor

Concrete on the deck with a rim I’m calling check
In the simple autumn weather give my daughter all that’s left
When her father laid to rest
The money never made me I’m more than I invest
In the morning I’mma mess but waking up next to (You)
Makes it worth it, said I’ll put in more effort
Shit I can’t be perfect but I

Woke up today said I’m getting it right
Been up some days and I been up some nights (Some nights, some days)
I caught the plane and I didn’t look twice
All for the simplest life (Simple life)

I put the pain in the shit that I write
Can’t frustrated gotta give it some time (Some nights, some days)
Hop off the train at the end of the line
That was a simpler time (Simple time)

[Mereba]
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo
Thank the sky for slowing time
Shit got too complicated
Pace myself, the paper swells
I’m patient, not complacent
Calm like the sea when it meets the horizon now
No one can, no one can shake me
Not even Poseidon now

Live long and sing my song, so black and free
That’s all i really want this life to be
Green trees blossom round my seeds
With green stashed with the lock & key

Wouldn’t that be perfect?
If the world ran on fulfilled purpose
And not persons worked like they’re purchases
Filling purses of wealthy serpents
Kneel down and look up, filling up the place of worship
Praying for days that hurt less
Like karma come break the curses
Maybe that’s what my worth is,
Paint a new picture perfect

[Saba]
Woke up today said I’m getting it right
Been up some days and I been up some nights (Some nights, some days)
I caught the plane and I didn’t look twice
All for the simplest life (Simple life)

I put the pain in the shit that I write
Can’t frustrated gotta give it some time (Some nights, some days)
Hop off the train at the end of the line
That was a simpler time (Simple time)

Watch
Few Good Things, full album: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy8w3wlWi4jBVnrTyIG5-YSYRtOSGEtpz

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Credit
Written by Tahj Chandler, Marian Mereba
Produced by Monte Booker and Jacob Rochester
Additional production by Daoud
Drums - Jacob Rochester
Drum Programming - Monte Booker
Keyboards/Synthesizers - Monte Booker
Recording Engineer - Saba, Rudyard Lee Cullers (64 Sound)

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