Come And Take It

Album: Detroit Muscle (2021)
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  • Ted Nugent has always been a strident supporter of gun rights. In this song, he has a message for anyone who might infringe on those rights: come and take it.

    Nugent offered this explanation of the song: "Being the all-time gonzo progenitor of love songs that I am, it is only fitting that I unleash the All-American defiant battle hymn from we the people to punks who dare tread on us. Do you feel the love! Come and take it at your own risk."
  • "Come And Take It" is the lead single from Nugent's 16th album, Detroit Muscle, which he produced with Michael Lutz. The song is accompanied by a lyric video showing Americans using their guns throughout history, starting with the Revolutionary War.

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