I Prefer

I prefer walking rather than
 Running down the street
 I prefer smiling rather than frowning
 At the people I might need
 If it were up to you
 Would you look at it the same?
 The same way that I do
 Or would you close your eyes
 And have no voice of opinion
 Of what lies before you? Shame on you
 'Cause I say, woah, something's gotta give
 I need a simpler life to live
 Woah, look into yourself
 You best find a better way to measure wealth
 'Cause I say, a simple life for a simple race
 Beneath the stars is where we find our place
 It's a simple love I'm gonna spread your way
 It's a simple life just living it day to day
 I prefer climbing rather than falling from a tree
 I prefer singing rather than whispering silently
 If it were up to you, would you look at it the same?
 The same way that I do
 Or would You close your eyes
 And have no voice of opinion
 Of what lies before you? Shame on you
 'Cause I say, woah, something's gotta give
 I need a simpler life to live
 Woah, look into yourself
 You best find a better way to measure wealth
 It's a simple life for a simple race
 Beneath the stars is where we find our place
 It's a simple love I wanna spread your way
 It's a simple life, just living it day to day
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 I prefer helping rather than acting helplessly
 I prefer living, ain't that the way, ain't that the way it's supposed to be?
 If it were up to you, would you look at it the same?
 The same way that I do
 Or would you close your eyes
 And have no voice of opinion
 Of what lies before you? Shame on you
 'Cause I say, woah, something's gotta give
 I need a simpler life to live
 Woah, look into yourself
 You best find a better way to measure wealth
 'Cause I say, yeah, it's a simple life for a simple race
 Beneath the stars is where we find our place
 It's a simple love I'm gonna spread your way
 It's a simple life, just living it day to day
 It's a simple love I'm gonna spread around
 It's a feeling of elation you could put me down
 It's a simple world gonna make a stand
 It's a simple life, just living it the best we can
 Just living it the best we can, oh