Hey, when is the last time you sat down and had dinner with your kids? Talked about what's going on in their lives? Hey, when is the last time you just stopped and helped somebody out? I bet you can't remember Well a lot of people are sayin' "we're changing for the better" Well that don't interest me 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 I like the simple life I wanna get up Sunday mornin' Go fishin' with my boy Watch the sunset kick back in my yard Take my harley on a real long lazy Sunday drive And do a little more nothin' once in a while Yeah maybe kick my feet up Watch a little re-run on tv Laughin' with ol' barney, andy and aunt bee 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 I like the simple life Everything's going by so fast I swear sometimes we just can't see So caught up in where we're trying to get Life as we know it, could be gone in a minute 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 I like the simple life I like the simple life I want the simple life