From the recording Simple
A musical proposal to my girlfriend, now wife (it worked I guess!): "Come be the spark at the point of the Knife".
This features the impossibly velvety singing of Antonio McLendon and the masterful trumpet solo of Rafael Castillo-Halvorssen along with section work by the great Uma Karkala! The rest is me at the Faboratory...
Released March 6, 2026
Written, arranged, edited and mixed by Dave Knife Fabris. Mastering with help from Tony Hamoui (Stank Factory) and all the great folks at Mastering.com (Dane Holmes, Caleb Lovelace, Berlin Redlux), Lee Hogans (WiLeeHo Music) and Brian Kingman...thank you all for your guidance!!
Lyrics
Simple (Dave Knife Fabris)
Come on, baby, get simple with me.
Climb on up the ladder of naiveté.
We’ll get dizzy breathing air so thin.
Check out my tree house, come on in.
Come on, honey, get drunk with me.
Straight, or on the rocks, we could be…
a special blend, a drink to life!
Come be the spark at the point of a knife.
Don’t begrudge me this
Bit of innocent bliss
Wet sloppy kiss
it’s so simple.
You can’t deny this groove
If it makes you move
You know you’ve become simple.
Come on, darling, get stupid with me.
Make a funny note become a harmony.
Round and round the Ferris Wheel we go.
The ride of a lifetime, look out below…
We’ll get a little nuts
With no ifs, ands, or buts
If you got the guts to be simple
You can’t deny this groove
If it makes you move
You know you’ve become simple