Sounds Like Justice
Echoes of Justice: Hank Williams Jr.'s Poignant Narrative
Lyrics
He lived right across the street
Proximity is established; someone lived across the street.
It was on the news for the world to see
The situation gained global attention through the news.
They caught with his hands on a neighbors child
A person was caught touching a neighbor's child.
Now he said he never done it before
The accused denies previous wrongdoing.
As he cried before the judge in court
Expressing remorse before the judge during the trial.
So they put him away for a just a little while
Received a short-term imprisonment for the crime.
Morning found him in his cell
Next morning, the person is in a prison cell.
Somebody sent him straight to hell
Someone sent him to hell, indicating a harsh punishment.
Down on his knees begging for his life
The person is on his knees, pleading for his life.
Sounds like justice to me
The narrator sees this as a form of justice.
Mom and pops had a corner store
A description of a corner store owned by parents.
It had been there 30 years or more
The store's existence for several decades is noted.
And it had been robbed about a hundred times
The store has been robbed numerous times.
Punk walked in like he owned the place
A robber enters the store with confidence.
Said, give me the money as he slapped his face
The robber demands money with a physical assault.
He didn't know pops had a .45
The store owner possesses a .45 caliber gun.
Dude never made it to the door
The robber is stopped before reaching the exit.
Pops said, I learned in the Army
Store owner attributes his actions to Army training.
How to point and squeeze
Describes military training in pointing and shooting.
And it sounds like justice to me
The narrator perceives this intervention as a form of justice.
Sounds like justice, justice, justice
Reiteration of the idea that these situations sound like justice.
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