[Verse 1]
To live, I need food,
So I decided to produce it.
Cattle are hard to raise.
Do I really kill and eat them?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
If I only eat beef,
My nutrition will be unbalanced.
[Chorus 1]
I eat to live.
I produce to eat.
Keep life simple.
A simple life.
[Verse 2]
It’s the same with pigs,
And chickens seem manageable.
But then I’d need a poultry farm.
Fish require a boat.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And a boating license, too.
If it capsizes and I drown, I’m done for.
[Chorus 2]
I eat to live.
I produce to eat.
Keep life simple.
A simple life.
[Verse 3]
I’ll grow vegetables.
The field costs 5000 yen a year for 800 square meters.
And seeds are 300 yen a packet.
A hoe costs 5000 yen.
[Pre-Chorus 3]
An electric weed whacker costs 50000 yen.
But the electricity to run it costs next to nothing.
[Chorus 3]
I eat to live.
I produce to eat.
Keep life simple.
A simple life.
[Bridge]
Since making money in the primary sector isn’t very efficient,
I realized the solution was not to sell the produce.
With no income, I don’t have to pay taxes, either.
Still, I do need a bare minimum of money to survive.
[Final Chorus]
I eat to live.
I produce to eat.
Keep life simple.
A simple life.
[Outro]