Happy Birthday, Merle

The Fightin' Side of Me

I hear people talking bad,
About the way we have to live here in this country.
Harping on the wars we fight,
And griping about the way things oughta be.
And I don't mind 'em switching sides,
And standing up for things they believe in.
But when they're running down my country, man,
They're walking on the fightin' side of me.

They're walking on the fightin' side of me.
Running 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 warning.
If you're running down my country, man,
You're walking on the fightin' side of me.

I read about some squirrely guy,
Who claims, he just don't believe in fightin'.
And I wonder just how long,
The rest of us can count on being free.
They love our milk and honey,
But they preach about some other way of living.
When they're running down my country, hoss,
They're walking on the fightin' side of me.

Yeah, walking on the fighting side of me.
Running down the way of life,
Our fighting men have fought and died to keep.
If you don't love it, leave it!
Let this song I'm singin' be a warning.
If you're running down my country, man,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

- By Merle Haggard
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