I hear people talkin' bad,
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About the way we have to live here in this country,
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Harpin' on the wars we fight,
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An' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be.
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An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides,
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An' standin' up for things they believe in.
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When they're runnin' down my country, man,
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They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
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Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
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Runnin' down the way of life,
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Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
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If you don't love it, leave it:
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Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
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If you're runnin' down my country, man,
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You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
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I read about some squirrely guy,
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Who claims, he just don't believe in fightin'.
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An' I wonder just how long,
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The rest of us can count on bein' free.
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They love our milk an' honey,
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But they preach about some other way of livin'.
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When they're runnin' down my country, hoss,
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They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
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Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
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Runnin' down the way of life,
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Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
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If you don't love it, leave it:
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Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
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If you're runnin' down my country, man,
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You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
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Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
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Runnin' down the way of life,
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Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.
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If you don't love it, leave it:
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Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'.
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If you're runnin' down my country, man,
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You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.
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The Fightin' Side of Me
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| Merle Haggard |
