[Intro]
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[Chorus 1]
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Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here
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The Republic's changed a lot in a hundred years
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And I don't think it's workin' like you planned
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Oh, Mr. Lincoln, we could use a hand
[Verse 1]
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I just read the headlines in The Nashville News
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And I wish I'd made this up but I'm afraid it's true
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'Cause a man was murdered for his money in the street
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He was takin' his wife to a nice place to eat
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When they caught the man he did 23 months of time
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He pled insanity like they do now all the time
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Sir, what would you have done in 1859?
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Now if you shoot someone, sir, you can get off scott-free
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It's the latest thing, Mr. Lincoln, can you believe?
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Now they sue the manufacturers of the guns
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Ain't the law changed a lot since 1861?
[Chorus 2]
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Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here
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'Cause things have changed a lot in a hundred years
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And I don't think it's workin' out like you planned
A E Bm
Hey, Mr. Lincoln, we sure could use a hand
[Verse 2]
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I just heard the news story on the radio
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They let dangerous men out of prisons now, yes sir I'm afraid it's so
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'Cause they're overcrowded, and it was only his fifth offense
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Yeah, and this time he's killed someone does that make any sense?
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Now, my lawyer called me about a nuisance case
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'Cause everybody sues over any little thing these days
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Well, at least we're right, all we gotta do is tell the truth
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He said, "You're living in the past, you romantic fool"
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I said, "You've got that right, I lean toward the older ways
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And there's damn few backwoods lawyers left today"
[Chorus 1]
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Mr. Lincoln I wish you were here
A E Bm
The Republic's changed a lot in a hundred years
A E D
And I don't think it's workin' like you planned
A E Bm
Hey, Mr. Lincoln, we sure could use a hand
[Chorus 2]
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Mr. Lincoln, please, could you come here?
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'Cause things have changed a lot in a hundred years
A E D
And I don't think it's workin' out like you planned
A E Bm
Mr. Lincoln, we sure could use a hand