Hopelessly drifting, bathing in beautiful agony Life was so simple then We were so innocent Stunned and bewildered Cold and afraid Torn up and broken Frightened and dazed I am endlessly falling, lost in this wonderful misery In peaceful sedation, I lay

Holdin' on tight and sleepin' at night Take me back to the basics and the simple life Tell me all of the things that make you feel at ease Your touch, my comfort, and my lullaby But all this driving Is driving me crazy And all this moving Is proving to

For such a simple man I know it sounds absurd When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily Oh joyfully, playfully watching me But then

It's the simple things in life we forget You hear her talkin' but don't hear what she said Why do you make something so easy so complicated Searching for what's right in front of your face But you can't see it They say money can't buy you love Duh da duh

Dumb plus dumb equals you Didn't get it the first time And I may not be Einstein Simple math Our love divided by the square root of pride Multiply your lifeless time I'm going out of my mind But don't think I've been so blind

My baby you And 'cause of you I don't have to wonder why There's no more just getting by As I look into your eyes I see all the reasons why My life's worth a thousand skies You're the simplest love I've known

I hope you don't mind I hope you don't mind that I put down in words And you can tell everybody this is your song It may be quite simple, but now that it's done How wonderful life is, now you're in the world It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside

I like the simple life The way it used to be We left our doors wide open We didn't need no key I've been around the world Seen all there is to see I'd trade all those memories for one more day How it used to be Hey, when is the last time you sat down and

The answers that I've found Are all the same They uncover questions That still remain What is certain I have ignored And what I know is simple I must be reborn I have spent most of my life Trying to complicate everything that I believe

As I approach the prime of my life I find I have the time of my life Learning to enjoy at my leisure All the simple pleasures And so I happily concede That this is all I ask This is all I need Beautiful girls, walk a little slower when you walk by me