Small Up And Simple Down - Tim O'Brien

Matching Mercedes and cellular phones

A twenty room house but we’re never at home

The money rolls in, we spend every dime

But we never get to spend any quality time

Big city life keeps us rushin' around

We gotta small up and simple down

It’s early mornin' meetings and late night meals

Open that briefcase and close that deal

Grid locked in the daily grind

Got a piece of the rock but no piece of mind

It’s time we turned every last thing around

We gotta small up and simple down

Get off of this merry-go-round, get our feet back on the ground

Just find a little one horse town, small up and simple down

Small up and simple down

Get off of this merry-go-round, get our feet back on the ground

Just find a little one horse town, small up and simple down

Lose the sirens and the traffic lights

Give me the crickets and the starry nights

Trade in the suits and the French cuisine

For some cowboy boots, biscuits and beans

Sell the poodle, get a bluetick hound

Small up and simple down

Honey don’t you love the way it sounds

Small up and simple down