i hear people talkin bad about the way they have to live here in this country harpin on the wars we fight an gripin bout the way things oughta be i don t mind em switchin sides an standin up for things that they believe in but when they re runnin down our country man they re walkin on the fightin side of me their walkin on the fightin side of me runnin down a way of life our fightin men have fought and tried to keep well if you don t love it leave it let this song that i m singin be a warnin and when you re runnin down our country hoss you re walkin on the fightin side of me 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 can count on bein free they love our milk an honey but they preach about some other way of livin and when they re runnin down our country man they re walkin on the fightin side of me aww they re walkin on the fightin side of me runnin down the way of life our fightin men have fought and tried to keep well if you don t love it leave it let this song that i m singin be a warnin and when you re runnin down our country hoss you re walkin on the fightin side of me yes when you runnin down our country hoss you re walkin on the fightin side of me