I know a girl Turned twenty-five last spring Now she's wearing a ring In a house, on a hill, with one on the way And there's a man Worked every day of his life Father of four with a good-hearted wife Who's never missed a Sunday morning service Oh, I wish I wish I wanted that simple life Oh, I wish I wish I wanted that simple life I could give up all my wandering And fill a house with pretty things And never wonder how or when or why If I could have that simple life And there's a kid Earned his college degree Got a good job in the big city And now he sits, passing time, watching TV And down the street Jenny is closing the bar Counting her tips from the jar It's 3 a.m., all alone, she walks home Oh, I wish I wish I wanted that simple life Oh, I wish I wish I wanted that simple life I could give up all my wandering And fill a house with pretty things And never wonder how or when or why If I could have that simple life And there's a star Ran out of stories to tell In room 205 at a hotel On the road of a life she always thought she'd want And yeah, she tried Tried to follow her dreams Gave it all up for the wandering And here she is, still wishing for that simple life