The Charlie Daniels Band - Simple Man [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Verse 1]
I ain't nothing but a simple man
They call me a redneck I reckon that I am
But there's things going on make me mad down to the core
I have to work like a dog to make ends meet
There's crooked politicians and crime in the street
And I'm madder than hell and I ain't going to take it no more
We tell our kids to just say no
Then some panty waist judge lets a drug dealer go
Slaps him on the wrist and then he turns him back out on the town
But if I have my way with people selling dope
Take a big tall tree and a short piece of rope
I'd hang them up high and let them swing until the sun goes down

[Chorus]
Well, you know what's wrong with the world today
People done gone and put their Bibles away
They're living by the law of the jungle not the law of the land
The good book says it so I know it's the truth
An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you go and remember where you been
That's the way I see it
I'm a simple man

[Verse 2]
Now I'm the kinda man who would not harm a mouse
But if I catch somebody breaking in my house
I've got twelve gauge shotgun waiting on the other side
So don't go pushing me against my will
I don't want to have to fight you but I darn sure will
If you don't want trouble then you'd better just pass me on by
As far as I'm concerned there ain't no excuse
For the raping and the killing and the child abuse
And I've got a way to put an end to all that mess
Just take them rascals out in the swamp
Put them on their knees and tie them to a stump
Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest

[Chorus]

[Outro]
Watch where you go and remember where you been
That's the way I see it, I'm a simple man