(Open instrumental)
(Verse 1)
Clock in at five, yeah, the sun ain’t even up
Just black coffee in a beat-up plastic cup
I’m back-breaking for a dollar that don’t buy a dime
While the high-rise suits are busy committing the crime
They let the pushers walk while the working man bleeds
Sowing the storm and planting the seeds
But there’s a line in the dirt that you don’t want to cross
‘Cause out past the city, we don’t care who’s the boss.
(Chorus)
I’m just a simple man, raised on the Word
But I’m the loudest voice that you ever heard
I stand for the flag with the X and the stars
It’s about my blood, it’s about these scars
It ain’t about hate, it’s the roots of the tree
Peace for my brothers, but don’t mess with me
I’m a peaceful soul ‘til you walk in my yard
Then you’ll find out why the simple life’s hard.
(Verse 2)
They put the Good Book away, forgot how to pray
Now the jungle is howling at the end of the day
You want to bring that evil to a small-town street?
You’re gonna find a 12-gauge that you don’t want to meet
For the monsters and the rats and the ones who abuse
We got a swamp out back where we settle the dues
No short piece of rope, no judge to stay calm
Just the gators and the snakes and the law of the palm.
(Chorus)
I’m just a simple man, raised on the Word
But I’m the loudest voice that you ever heard
I stand for the flag with the X and the stars
It’s about my blood, it’s about these scars
It ain’t about hate, it’s the roots of the tree
Peace for my brothers, but don’t mess with me
I’m a peaceful soul ‘til you walk in my yard
Then you’ll find out why the simple life’s hard.
(Bridge)
you’re worried ‘cause we’re country folk?
Like our way of life is some kind of joke?
We represent the culture, the pride, and the peace
But our grip on this land is a permanent lease
Mess with the territory, mess with the pride
You’ll see the badass we keep tucked inside.
(Chorus)
I’m just a simple man, raised on the Word
But I’m the loudest voice that you ever heard
I stand for the flag with the X and the stars
It’s about my blood, it’s about these scars
It ain’t about hate, it’s the roots of the tree
Peace for my brothers, but don’t mess with me
I’m a peaceful soul ‘til you walk in my yard
Then you’ll find out why the simple life’s hard.
(Outro)
Watch where you’re going.
Remember where you been.
Simple man... with a badass grin.
Yeah, fuck with us and find out.
(Heavy guitar solo fade out)
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