The Charlie Daniels Band - Simple Man lyrics

[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 pa** me on by As far as I'm concerned there ain't no excuse For the raping and the k**ing 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