It was a cloudy day Stuck in a traffic jam Swamped on a busy street Noise feeling like a clam Already on the edge A steamer on the rise The driver smiles at me And says Life could be so simple Taking the day away Making time for some loving Put your song on replay Watching an old-time movie Follow the clouds go by And drift in the sky Things'll never fit 'to place If you stay so uptight Just drop off your pretense To make them right So when you get a bad day And things turn to the worst Remember his words Life could be so simple Taking the day away Making time for some loving Put your song on replay Watching an old-time movie Follow the clouds go by And drift in the sky Life could be so simple Taking the day away Making time for some loving Put your song on replay Watching an old-time movie Or just the clouds go by And drift in the sky