I've always tried to keep my thoughts away
Keep my over active mind at bay
With all my thoughts so complicated
Everything I've loved or hated
Always found some clever thing to say

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But lately I have learned to keep it simple
Attempting now to set some small example
Learning now to let it rain
Enjoy the love but feel the pain
To get upset a little less
Give up the hurry get rid of stress
And a thousand other ways to keep it simple

I've always had a habit of saying yes
Overbooking, making life a mess
Accommodating everybody
Made my days confused and muddy
Never leaving time to decompress

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…keep it simple
You gotta keep it simple

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I'm learning now to let it rain
Enjoy the love but feel the pain
To get upset a little less
Give up the hurry, get rid of stress

Be thankful for the things I've got
Be who I am, not what I'm not
And take more time all by myself
But give my love to someone else

And smile a lot but let sad
And spend some time with mom and dad
And smell a flower and feel the breeze
Just strum the chords, just play the keys

And a thousand other ways to keep it simple
I'm learning a thousand other ways to keep it simple