Upchurch - Simple Man lyrics

Yeah, I ain't nothin' but a simple man
They call me a redneck, I reckon that I am
But there's things goin' on that make
Me mad to the core
I gotta work like a dog to make ends meet
There's crooked politicians and crime
In the streets
And I'm madder than hell and I
Ain't a-gonna take it no more
They tell our kids to just say no
Then some pantywaist judge lets
A drug dealer go
Slaps him on his wrist and he turns
Him back out on the town
Well if I had my way with people sellin' dope
I'd take a big tall tree and
A short piece of rope
I'd hang 'em up high and let em'
Swang 'til the sun goes down

Well you know what's wrong
With the world today
People done gone put their Bibles away
They're livin' by the law of the jungle
Not the law of the land
Well the good book says it so
I know it's the truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you go
Remember where you been
That's the way I see it, I'm a simple man

Hey, I'm the kinda man wouldn't harm a mouse
But if I catch somebody breakin' in my house
I've got a 12 gauge shotgun
Waitin' on the other side
So don't go pushin' me against my will
I don't wanna have to fight ya
But I darn sure will
So if you don't want trouble then you
Better just pass me on by
As far as I'm concerned there ain't no excuse
For the rapin' and the killin'
And the child abuse and I got a way to put
An end to all that mess
You just take them rascals out in the swamp
Put on their knees and tie 'em to a stump
Let the rattlers and the bugs and
The alligators do the rest

Well, you know what's wrong
With the world today
People done gone put their Bibles away
They're livin' by the law of the jungle
Not the law of the land
Well, the good book says it so
I know it's the truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
You better watch where you go
Remember where you been
That's the way I see it, I'm a simple man

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