Story Behind The Song
We live in Oklahoma and South Kansas. We see this kind of life daily. With all the struggles and rewards from hard work on a family ranch, life is fulfilling. We feel that this song has a strong commercial potential with the right artist.
Song Description
"This Simple Life" tells a story of a 4th generation rancher and all the struggles and rewards. If fenceposts and old pipe gates could talk out loud they would tell the stories about him and his past family.
| Song Length |
3:59 |
Genre |
Country - Cowboy, Country - Cowboy |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Distressed |
Subject |
Farmer, Cowboy |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Verse 1
Well, this Oklahoma sun is hangin' low
And those cattle on the prairie keep calling me home
Days like this I wonder where I could be
Or what it'd be like living wild and free
Verse 2
This livin' ain't easy if you know what I mean
And you can't count on luck from a slot machine
Blood, sweat, and tears every day of the week
Just to get by and hope you make--ends--meet
Chorus 1
If fence posts could talk out loud
They'd tell ya all about, things I cried about
Bitchin' and moaning as I bust my hands
Those late-night hours just to keep it all in
They'd tell ya how I screamed and cursed the man above
Wonderin' how to keep from coming undone
Feeling like I couldn't make another day
Hopin' and praying everything would be ok
This Simple Life ain't much, but this simple life is where I'll always be
Verse 3
A fourth-generation family ranch
On a few 100 acres with a house on a hill
Up a long driveway with a picket fence
A little piece of heaven where time stands still
There ain't much left of that old pipe gate
You can tell it seen a lot of better days
Verse 4
Like the stories I heard of Great Grandma
And how she used to swing on it waiting for her Pa
And the way she leaned against it in the full moon light
When Grand Dad gave her, her first kiss that night
Chorus 2
But if fence posts could talk out loud
They'd share with you stories I been talking about
They'd tell you how I cried at that painted sky
And how I love peace in the still of night
This way of livin' is all I know
It's where I'll be til the day I go
They can bury my bones underneath that ole hedge tree
And leave a stone, leave a stone to remember me
This simple life ain't much, but this simple life is where I'll always be
This simple life ain't much, but this simple life is all I ever need