Bruce Springsteen - The Big Muddy [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Verse 1]
Billy had a mistress down on 'A' an 12th
She was that little somethin' that he did for himself
His own little secret didn't hurt nobody
Come the afternoon he'd take her wadin'

[Chorus]
Waist deep in the big muddy
Waist deep in the big muddy
You start out standing but end up crawlin'

[Verse 2]
Got in some trouble and needed a hand from a friend of mine
This old friend he had a figure in mind
It was nothing illegal just a little bit funny
He said "C'mon don't tell me that the rich don't know
Sooner or later it all comes down to money"

[Chorus]
And you're waist deep in the big muddy
Waist deep in the big muddy
You start on higher ground but end up crawlin'

[Verse 3]
Well I had a friend said "You watch what you do
Poison snake bites you and you're poison too"
How beautiful the river flows and the birds they thing
But you and I we're messier things
They're ain't no one leavin' this world buddy
Without their shirttail dirty
Or their hands bloody

[Chorus]
Waist deep in the big muddy [x2]
You start on higher ground but end up somehow crawlin'
Waist deep in the big muddy