The Fightin' Side of Me

Album: The Fightin' Side of Me (1970)
Charted: 92
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  • I hear people talkin' bad
    About the way we have to live here in this country
    Harpin' on the wars we fight
    And gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be
    I don't mind 'em switchin' sides
    And standin' up for things that they believe in
    When they're runnin' down my country, man
    They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

    They're 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 that I'm singin' be a warnin'
    When you're runnin' down my country, hoss
    You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

    I read about some squirrelly guy
    Who claims he just don't believe in fightin'
    And 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 our country, hoss
    They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

    They're 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 that I'm singin' be a warnin'
    When you're runnin' down my country, man
    You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

    You're 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 that I'm singin' be a warnin'
    When you're runnin' down my country, man
    You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me

    When you're runnin' down our country, hoss
    You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me Writer/s: MERLE HAGGARD
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 8th 1970, "The Fightin' Side of Me" by Merle Haggard & the Strangers entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #100; it stayed on the chart for three weeks, peaking at #92...
    But on March 8th, 1970 it reached #1 for 3 weeks on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart; and it was his ninth of thirty-eight #1 records on the Hot Country Singles chart...
    Merle Ronald Haggard will celebrate his 78th birthday in just under two months on April 6th {2015}.
  • Islam from IllinoisMuch like Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" this song is satire. It is poking fun at the jingoistic, "patriotic" person who thinks opposition to war amounts to treason.
  • Thomas from Somerville, AlI have personaly met Mr. Haggard and mixed sound at a llive performance for him and his band. I can tell you from personal experience, you would rather be on his fightin' side than against it.
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