"Simple Little Words" is a song written by Douglas Johnson that was originally recorded by American Christian and country music singer Cristy Lane.

In the late 1970s, Cristy Lane rose to commercial success in country music after her husband formed his own record label.

[4] It spent multiple weeks charting on the Billboard country songs survey and peaked at number ten.

[2] "Simple Little Words" received a positive review from Billboard magazine, who named it among its "Top Single Picks".

Critics praised Lane's "soft delivery", which added a "nice effect" to the track's "electronic instrumentation".