[Verse 1] It was something as simple As making the bed That kicked off the voice Inside her head She was smoothing the sheet With the palm of her hand When the thought struck home I don't know who I am And she sat cross-legged On the bedroom floor And thought There's 3 people in this house That don't need me anymore And she cried like a baby In a pile of dirty clothes [Chorus] Oh, should I be more care free Should I be more sexy Should I be more friend, than mom And the dryer was buzzing And the TV was blaring And she wanted to call her mother [Verse 2] It was something as simple As checking in to that cheap motel Out on Highway 10 Was it the sting of leaving Or using her maiden name That took all of the fun Out of running away And she cried like a baby In the tub of room 5 [Chorus] [Verse 3] It was something as simple As picking up the kids That her back to Earth again She'd been to the dark side of the moon She had to keep it to herself So she grabbed Kentucky Fried Chicken For supper [Chorus] [Outro] It was something as simple As not giving up And eight crazy hours In the story of love