I hear people talkin' bad

About the way we have to live

Here, in this country

Harpin' on the wars we fightin'

Grippin' 'bout the way things oughta be

And I don't mind him switchin' sides

N' standin' up for things they believe in

When they're runnin' down my country

Man, they're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side a-me

Running down the way a-life

Our fightin' men fought and died for peace

If you don't love it leave it

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

If you're runnin' down my country

Man, you're walkin' on the fightin' side a-me

(short instrumental)

I read about some squirrely guy

Who claims he just don't believe in fightin'

An I wonder just how long

The rest of us could count on bein' free?

They love our milk and honey

But they preach about some other way a-livin'

When they're runnin' down my country, hoss

They're walkin' on the fightin' side a-me

(with chorus with Merle)

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side a-me

They're runnin' down my way of life

Our fightin' men have fought and died for peace

Man, they're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

If you don't love it leave it

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

You're runnin' down my country

Man, you're walkin' on the fightin' side a-me

Yee-yeah

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side a-me

Runnin' down my way a-life

Our fightin' men have fought and died for peace

If you don't love it leave it

Let this son-oh-ong I'm singin' be a warnin'

When you're runnin' down my country

Man, you're walkin' on the fightin' side a-me.