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Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter
Canonical path: /mary-chapin-carpenter/simple-life
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Simple Life
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Simple Life
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You're making lists today of all the things you haven't done yet
You're driving everyone crazy, are you having any fun yet
Mother says you oughta get married
Shrink says here's a little blue pill
Too young for your mid-life crisis
Mirror says you're over the hill
There's nothing wrong with you
The simple life gets complicated
There's nothing you can do, just enjoy the view be glad you made it
You're making resolutions and it isn't even New Year's
You could try a new religion, you could wait until the dust clears
Friends say you're way too choosy
Shrink says see you next week
Guru says control your breathing
You're afraid you might have peaked
There's nothing wrong with you
The simple life gets complicated
There's nothing you can do, just enjoy the view be glad you made it
Cuz things could be better, cuz things could be worse
Cuz life can be charmed and cursed
There's fast, slow and stall, no reverse
There's nothing wrong with you
The simple life gets complicated
There's nothing you can do, just enjoy the view be glad you made it
There's nothing wrong with you
The simple life gets complicated
There's nothing you can do, just enjoy the view be glad you made it
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