I want a simple life – live it easy   Chuck it all and move to a better place   I put down the pen where I find it   Walk away      Is it too much to ask for a break here?   It’s outrageous to stop, and breathe the air   I’ve gone soft in a world that’s too hard   I don’t care      And people like to talk to me   All about simplicity and life   I don’t see it anywhere   Sometimes I think that it is not there      Open sleepy eyes I’m hoping that you’ll see   How simple life can be   Lay down your tired head   I’m hoping that you find   Simplicity and peace of mind      I want a simple life living easy   Punch the clock right between the eyes   I’ve been a slave to time and money   My whole life      How did it get so complicated?   How did it ever get so far away?   I need a telescope just to see   The good old days      And people like to talk to me   All about simplicity and life   I don’t see it anywhere   Sometimes I think that it is not there      Open sleepy eyes I’m hoping that you’ll see   How simple life can be   Lay down your tired head   I’m hoping that you’ll find   Simplicity and peace of mind      And all these little things   That get between, that drive us apart   Won’t mean anything   When we leave, once we start   Living again      And people like to talk to me   All about simplicity and life   I don’t see it anywhere   Sometimes I think that it is not there      Open sleepy eyes I’m hoping that you’ll see   How simple life can be   Lay down your tired head   I’m hoping that you’ll find   Simplicity and peace of mind      I want a simple life – live it easy   Chuck it all and move to a better place   I put down the pen where I find it   And walk away