Simple Life
Written by Dan Peek, ©1975
Found on Hearts (Japanese import CD only) and Highway.

Life today is frittered away
You've got to simplify
Each in our own way, we live for today
And never know why

To stand in the road
And feel the wind blow
Across the sands of time
'Cause that's the simple life
You know I'd like to make it mine

Take your cars and your bars
And trade 'em all in for a nice wood fire
At the end of the day I know you will say
You couldn't get much higher

To stand in the road
And feel the wind blow
Across the sands of time
'Cause that's the simple life
You know I'd like to make it mine

To stand in the road
And feel the wind blow
Across the sands of time
'Cause that's the simple life
You know I'd like to make it mine
You know I'd like to make it mine
You know I'd like to make it mine

This song was written as a blue jean commercial in Japan starring Peter Fonda and for that reason it was included on the Japanese release of Hearts. It was also released on several 45 singles in Japan. Click the following links to see photos of the single covers:

• Cover #1 (front, back, and inner sleeve) with Lonely People
• Cover #2 (front and back) with Lonely People
• Cover #3 (front and back) with A Horse With No Name

Highway Highlight (from the box set booklet) Meanwhile, the band recorded "Simple Life," a song that came about when the Simple Life clothing company, a Japanese organization, had approached them about a jingle to be used in a television commercial in Japan. Inspired by Peek's wife and Henry David Thoreau, the song was produced by the band and ended up as background music for the commercial (which featured Peter Fonda on a sailboat).