Mr. Lincoln

Hank Williams, Jr.

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                                 Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here The Republics changed alot in a hundred years I don’t think its working like you planned   Mr Lincoln we sure could use a hand Verse: I just read the headlines in the Nashville News And I wish i made this up but im afraid its true Cause a man was murdered for his money in the He was takin his wife to a nice place to eat When they caught the man he did 23 months of time He plead insanity like they do now all the time                      Sir what would you have done in 1859 now if you shoot someone sir you can get off scott free its the latest thing mr Lincoln can you believe Now they sue the manufactures of the guns aint the law changed alot since 1861 Repeat chorus I just heard the new story on the radio they let dangerous men outta prison now yes sir im afraid its so cause theyre overcrowded and it was only his fifth offense and this time hes killed someone does that make any sense                                                  Now my lawyer called me about a nuisance case Cause everybody sues over any little thing these days well at least we’re right all we gotta do is tell the truth                                                     he said youre living in the past you romantic fool i said you got that right i lean toward the older ways And theres damn few back woods lawyers left today repeat chorus 2x                  

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La chanson évoque un homme qui désire ardemment la présence d'Abraham Lincoln, en regrettant les changements survenus dans la société au fil des cent ans. Il exprime son désespoir face à la violence croissante et à l'injustice, illustrant des exemples de crimes et de peines légères qui semblent étranges et incompréhensibles. L'artiste critique aussi le système légal actuel, où les petites réclamations sont fréquentes et où l’on pourrait dire que la vérité a perdu de son importance. Dans l'ombre des idéaux passés, il nostalgie pour une époque où la moralité semblait plus claire et où la justice semblait plus juste.