Simple life is the life for me A man and a wife and a family And the Lord up above who knows I'm tryin' To live a simple life in a difficult time. I used to sit around fussin' at the phone all day Windin' up alone and it'd make me say Never again will I be that way Never again will I be that way. 'Cause a simple life is the life for me A man and a wife and a family The Lord up above he knows I'm tryin' To live a simple life in a difficult time Well, I work six days and I rest for one 'Cause the ol' rat race ain't never been won And I sit back and I watch 'em run I kick on back and I watch 'em run. 'Cause the simple life is the life for me A man and a wife and a family The Lord up above who knows I'm tryin' To live a simple life in a difficult time. Simple life in a difficult time. The simple life is the life for me A man and a wife and a family And the Lord up above who knows I'm tryin' To live a simple life in a difficult time. The simple life is the life for me A man and a wife and a family And the Lord up above who knows I'm tryin'. To live a simple life in a difficult time. The simple life is the life for me A steak and a knife and a glass of tea The Lord up above he knows I'm tryin' To live a simple life in a difficult time