I've never liked the city There's somethin' 'bout those sounds Will make a young man crazy And bring an old man down So, if you want the country A simple life will do Just call me Mr. Simple Livin' simple with you And we can get back to the basics Like we were meant to do 'Cause there's a thin line with what the world tells you and What's really true Why complicate it when it's so easy to do? Just call me Mr. Simple, girl Livin' simple with you Well, I never liked the ocean It's never been my thing I'll take higher ground And you can keep them hurricanes But if you had a boat Set to sail the ocean blue I'd put on a captain's hat And I'd go sail around with you And we can get back to the basics Like we were meant to do 'Cause there's a thin line with what the world tells you and What's really true Why complicate it when it's so easy to do? Just call me Mr. Simple, girl Livin' simple with you That's the sound A hundred miles to the nearest road Nowhere to be, nowhere to go Just you and me soakin' up that sunset gold Drinkin' that beer, ice-cold Always got a hand to hold Yeah, we can get back to the basics Like we were meant to do 'Cause there's a thin line with what the world tells you and What's really true Why complicate it when it's so easy to do? Just call me Mr. Simple, girl Livin' simple with you Call me Mr. Simple 'Cause all I want to be is Simple with you