I hear people talkin' bad about the way we have to live here in this country

Harpin' on the wars we fight, an' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be

An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides an' standin' up for things they believe in

When they're runnin' down our country, man, they're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep

If you don't love it, leave it

Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin'

When you're runnin' down our country, hoss, you're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

I read about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fightin'

An' I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on bein' free

They love our milk and honey, but they preach about some other way of livin'

When they're runnin' down our country, man, they're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep

If you don't love it, leave it

Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin'

When you're runnin' down our country, man, you're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

Runnin' down a way of life our fightin' men have fought and died to keep

If you don't love it, leave it

Let this song that I'm singin' be a warnin'

When you're runnin' down our country, hoss, you're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.