Simple Pleasures

Intro:
Ever wake up, think it’s time to get up,
And then look at the clock and realize you’ve still got 3 hours left to sleep?
Ever think it’s hot and turn the pillow over to the cool side?
Ever get pied in the face?

Bridge:
Everybody should smile
Every once in a while
Everybody should smile
Every once in a while

Verse 1:
Finding Easter eggs, Holidays, Pumpkin Carving,
Stare at the clouds like you’re the only one watching
Watch a scary movie with your family,
Your pets, reading a book, candlelight, daydreaming,
Spare time, sleeping in, campfires, pillow fighting,
Go to a spa, get a massage, and go tanning,
Birds at the birdfeeder and you can’t stop watching,
Look back at the past and think of all the funny things,
You’re an old married couple the way you’re fighting
When a little kid got what you were just teaching
When a cat jumps on your lap and begins purring
You look at your friend and then you say the same thing

Chorus:
The Simple Pleasures
Are Life’s Treasures
Ever caught yourself lying in bed
Thinking about the day ahead
Or when it’s over, the things you did
Thinking about everything wrong with your life
And realizing you wouldn’t change it for anything
You discover you don’t want to be dead inside
And that you no longer care what others think
Just that you should always take some Measures
To experience Life’s Simple Pleasures

Verse 2:
After a long day of work when you take off your shoes
In the kitchen cooking, smelling the smell of food
Jumping on the bed, flirting, acting like a fool,
Eating snow, building a snowman just me and you
Cold showers on hot days, Hot Cocoa when it’s cool
Swinging on a tire swing, swimming in the nude
The 10 year reunion at your old High School
Look up at the star and the amazing view
Listen to music when you hear your favorite tune
Lady GaGa’s “Eh Eh” cherry cherry boom boom
Skipping barefoot through a field when a breeze rolls through
Close your eyes see the beach and the ocean that’s blue

Chorus:
The Simple Pleasures
Are Life’s Treasures
Ever caught yourself lying in bed
Thinking about the day ahead
Or when it’s over, the things you did
Thinking about everything wrong with your life
And realizing you wouldn’t change it for anything
You discover you don’t want to be dead inside
And that you no longer care what others think
Just that you should always take some Measures
To experience Life’s Simple Pleasures

Verse 3:
On a street in a city and you’re all alone
Running through sprinklers, dancing, building sand castles,
Rolling down a hill, and spinning in circles,
Playing peek-a-boo, coloring, blowing bubbles,
Acting like a child, looking through a kaleidoscope
Look out the window see all the different people
Rocking in a rocking chair and a dog’s wet nose
Driving across country or on a country road
Hear the natural flow of water and skipping stones
Laughing with your friends about your inside jokes
The dryer just stopped and you put on the warm clothes
You’ve been away forever and you just came home

Chorus:
The Simple Pleasures
Are Life’s Treasures
Ever caught yourself lying in bed
Thinking about the day ahead
Or when it’s over, the things you did
Thinking about everything wrong with your life
And realizing you wouldn’t change it for anything
You discover you don’t want to be dead inside
And that you no longer care what others think
Just that you should always take some Measures
To experience Life’s Simple Pleasures

Verse 4:
Stretching, driving fast, sleeping in the car,
Learning something new, and looking at old pictures
When your hair is wet when you just get out of the shower
Savoring the moment when your mouth waters
Having someone run their fingers through your hair
See your breath in the chilly air
Decorating for Christmas but it’s even better when it comes
Being able to trust someone
Watching and smelling thunderstorms, Listening to the rain
Seeing someone open the gift you put so much time in

Chorus:
The Simple Pleasures
Are Life’s Treasures
Ever caught yourself lying in bed
Thinking about the day ahead
Or when it’s over, the things you did
Thinking about everything wrong with your life
And realizing you wouldn’t change it for anything
You discover you don’t want to be dead inside
And that you no longer care what others think
Just that you should always take some Measures
To experience Life’s Simple Pleasures

Bridge:
Everybody should smile
Every once in a while
Everybody should smile
Every once in a while

Outro:
Ever has a friend who remembers something you did for them
When you completely forgot?
Ever find something you made as a child?
Ever eat whipped cream out of the can?

Life’s Simple Pleasures