Simple Man - The Charlie Daniels Band: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

The Charlie Daniels Band

Simple Man

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Simple Man was released on July 27, 2004 by Blue Hat Records as a part of the album Essential Super Hits (Deluxe Edition)

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels

Fiddle

Jack Gavin

Percussion

Bruce Ray Brown

Bruce Ray Brown

Guitar

Charlie Hayward

Charlie Hayward

Bass Guitar

Taz DiGregorio

Keyboards

Julian King

Trumpet

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels

Songwriter

Jack Gavin

Songwriter

Charlie Hayward

Charlie Hayward

Songwriter

Taz DiGregorio

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

James Stroud

Producer

Julian King

Engineer

Scott Poston

Assistant Producer

Lynn Peterzell

Mixing Engineer

Tom Oates

Engineer

Glenn Meadows

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

I ain't nothin' but a simple man

They call me a redneck, I reckon that I am

But these things going on

That 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'n hell, and I ain't gonna 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

Now 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 swing 'til the sun goes down

Well, you know what's wrong with the world today

People done gone and put their Bible's 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 an eye and a tooth for a tooth

You better watch where you go and remember where you're being

That's the way I see it, I'm a Simple Man

I'm the kinda man that'd not harm a mouse

But if I catch somebody breakin' 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 dern sure will

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 'em on their knees and tie 'em to a stump

Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest

You know what's wrong with the world today

People done gone and put their Bible's 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 an eye and a tooth for a tooth

You better watch where you go and remember where you've been

That's the way I see it, I'm a Simple Man

You better watch where you go and remember where you've been

That's the way I see it, I'm a Simple Man

Written by: Charlie Daniels, Charlie Hayward, Jack Gavin, Taz DiGregorio

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