I like the way sparkling earrings lay
Upon your skin so brown
And I want to sleep with you in the desert night
With a million stars all around
I get a peaceful easy feelin
And I know you won't let me down
Cause I'm already standin
On the ground
And I found out a long time ago
What a woman can do to your soul
Aw but she can't take you any way
You don't already know how to goChorus
I get this feelin I may know you
As a lover and a friend
This voice keeps whisperin in my other ear
Tells me I may never see you againChorus
Jack Tempchin wrote the song during a period in which he was performing at folk coffee shops around his hometown of San Diego.Tempchin was rooming in a communal-type home with other musicians when inspiration for completing the song hit. He later completed the song's third verse in the parking lot of the Der Wienerschnitzel fast food establishment in San Diego. (Years later, Tempchin was awarded the "Golden Weiner".)
Some time later, Tempchin had moved to Los Angeles and was attempting to break into the music industry alongside Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey, and J.D. Souther. Frey heard Tempchin's "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and asked if he could develop it further, adding that his new band, the Eagles, had only just formed eight days prior. He presented Tempchin with a cassette demo on the track the next day, who later remarked, "It was so good I couldn't believe it."
