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Simple Life (ft. RaShad Eas)

from This is Our Environment by Joseph Herbst

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lyrics

A good sign to know if you are at peace
If you can sit in quiet
Not in front of computers or the phone
You may actually like it
A busy life is good
But only temporarily
A broken life is hard
Can calls, vulgarities
A rich life is nice
But, so is charity
A quiet life is great
When you have clarity
Without opportunities at my fingertips
Puts focus on necessities
Not queens not whips
Those are nice to have
But let me get a grip
So I don’t get stuck drowning on a sinking ship
Too much desire always requires
Attention on getting something when you’re not in dire
Need
Rush to the mall
Freeze
Head out to eat
Please
Go to the movies
DVD’s out before you leave
The Theater
How much money do we waste
On this paper chase
Must stop running this race
Thoughts are fresh
Not corrupted
The devil can’t touch it
Until I get impatient with anything
And then I want to rush it
Like spending with credit cards
Thinking with my…you know
Had all the cards in my hand
But then I got down to Uno
Lost it all
Which can be the best thing
Helps with peaceful resting
Cause now I’m deducting
A new kind of life that’s not depressing
Life is always easy
Hm, that I’m not suggesting
It doesn’t have to be so hard
Stop pressing
T’was a mark that’s impossible to reach
Just stressing
So many due in life
It has peaks and valleys
Problems you’ll always have
So you’re blessings keep a tally
Watch how your mind changes
And your heart expands
Your vision shifts
Become a better them, woman, or man
Save when you can
Don’t hold the things so tight
Unless it’s family and friends
Because that’s what you need in this life
FREEDOM

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from This is Our Environment, released January 22, 2021

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Joseph Herbst New York, New York

Composer, arranger, copyist, and saxophonist Joseph Herbst uses music as a medium for storytelling, often as part of collaborative projects, in order to push ourselves to see the world in different ways while strengthening our sense of community.

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