The Fightin' Side Of Me
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.
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 can count on bein' free.
They love our milk an' honey,
But they preach about some other way of livin'.
When they're runnin' down my country, hoss,
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.
-- Merle Haggard
4 comments:
i like merle haggard. he was really handsome when he was young. his older years: not so much. take a lesson from that donkeyhue. too much whiskey and too many fast women will do that to ya.
overall, however, i think george jones had a far better voice.
oh, and i've been meaning to mention this re your 'fiddling' thread(s) ... do you know of the osborne brothers? you MUST check them out if you are not familiar with them.
over and out.
sonny and bobby osborne:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqyp1UCyi6I
Will do
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