The Little Man Liedtext Deutsche Übersetzung

The Little Man
Der kleine Mann
Jim Pulte/Steve Ripley/Tim DuBois
Jim Pulte/Steve Ripley/Tim DuBois
Why don't we take all the city-slick bankers
Why don't we take all the city-slick bankers
And put 'em on John Deere tractors in the summer (D)sun
And put 'em on John Deere tractors in the summer (D)sun
And sit back and watch 'em sweat
And sit back and watch 'em sweat
You can bet all the wheat in Oklahoma they'll get...
You can bet all the wheat in Oklahoma they'll get...
A different attitude before the plowin's (G)done
A different attitude before the plowin's (G)done
It's true for you and it's true for me
Es gilt für dich und es gilt für mich
You don't need to be smart to see
You don't need to be smart to see
You've got to be bigger than yesterday...
You've got to be bigger than yesterday...
Just to keep from (F)gettin' be(C)hind
Just to keep from (F)gettin' be(C)hind
The (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (G)time
The (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (G)time
Why don't we (G)take all the IRS boys
Warum nehmen wir nicht alle IRS-Jungs?
And watch 'em try to make a livin' from the family (D)store
And watch 'em try to make a livin' from the family (D)store
When the big chain moves in down the block
Wenn die große Kette den Block hinunter bewegt
There ain't no room for the "mom and pop"
Es gibt keinen Platz für „Mama und Papa“
And all across this land, they're closin' their (G)doors
And all across this land, they're closin' their (G)doors
(and you know that's true)
(Und du weißt, dass das wahr ist)
I wrote it for you and i wrote it for me
I wrote it for you and i wrote it for me
You don't need to look too hard to see
Sie müssen nicht zu genau hinschauen, um es zu erkennen
You've got to make more than the year before
Du musst mehr verdienen als im Jahr zuvor
Just to keep from (F)gettin' be(C)hind
Just to keep from (F)gettin' be(C)hind
And the (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (Em)time (C)
And the (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (Em)time (C)
Yeah the (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (G)time
Yeah the (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (G)time
He's gettin' (G7)smaller...
Er wird (G7) kleiner...
Why don't we (G)take all the politicians
Warum nehmen wir nicht alle Politiker?
And make 'em spend a night with the homeless out in the (D)street
And make 'em spend a night with the homeless out in the (D)street
Maybe they'd understand
Vielleicht würden sie es verstehen
We've got to start to lend a helpin' hand
We've got to start to lend a helpin' hand
It's the little man that made this country (G)great
It's the little man that made this country (G)great
Well it's true for you and it's true for me
Nun, es gilt für dich und es gilt für mich
You don't need to be smart to see
Man muss nicht schlau sein, um es zu sehen
You('ve) got to be bigger than yesterday
Du musst größer sein als gestern
Just to keep from (F)gettin' be(C)hind
Nur um nicht ins Hintertreffen zu geraten
The little man is gettin' smaller all of the (G)time
The little man is gettin' smaller all of the (G)time
(that's right--you know...)
(Das stimmt – Sie wissen schon...)
The (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (Em)time (C)
The (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (Em)time (C)
The (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (G)time
The (D)little man is gettin' smaller all of the (G)time