I'd walk a thousand miles out of my wayJust to keep from a fightOh, pun at the way that I talkOr this hat that I wearYou can say what you want about meSee if I careBut one slip of the tongueBout my God or my MamaOr this flag that I wearOn my shirtYou'll see a side of me, manThat I don't think you wannaCause in there's fighting wordsNow don't get me wrongI swapped skin now and then in my youthI was all for an eye for an eyeAnd a tooth for a toothNow the older I getThe less I wanna stand toe to toeBut before you go running your mouthI thank you all to knowThat one slip of the tongueBout my God or my MamaOr this flag that I wearOn my shirtYou'll see a side of me, manThat I don't think you wannaCause in there's fighting wordsChevrolet or FordThe South or the NorthThat ain't gonna get me worked upBut I'll draw the lineEvery time when it comes to the things I doThe things that I loveSo one slip of the tongueBout my dog or my womanOf this country that I proudly serveYou'll see a side of me, manThat you damn sure don't wannaCause in there's fighting wordsYeah, them fighting wordsYeah, them fighting wordsOh, them fighting words, ohOh, them fighting words, ohOh, them fighting words, oh