| 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 my country, man, |
| They’re walkin' on the fightin' side of me. |
| Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me. |
| Runnin' down the way of life, |
| Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep. |
| 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 of me. |