Well, I hear people talking bad about the way we have to live here in this countryHarping on the wars we fight and griping about the way things ought to beAnd I don't mind them switching sides and standing up for things they believe inWhen they're running down my country, man, they're walking on the fighting side of meYeah, walking on the fighting side of meRunning down our way of life, our fighting men had fought and died to keepIf you don't love it, leave it, let this song I'm singing be a warningIf you're running down my country, manYou're walking on the fighting side of meAnd I read about some squirrely guy who claims that he just don't believe in fightingAnd I wonder just how long the rest of us can count on being freeThey love our milk and honeyBut they preach about some other way of livingWhen they're running down my country, man, they're walking on the fighting side of meYeah, walking on the fighting side of meRunning down our way of life, our fighting men had fought and died to keepIf you don't love it, leave it, let this song I'm singing be a warningIf you're running down my country, man, you're walking on the fighting side of meYeah, walking on the fighting side of meRunning down our way of life, our fighting men had fought and died to keepIf you don't love it, leave it, let this song I'm singing be a warningIf you're running down my country, man, you're walking on the fighting side of meYeah, walking on the fighting side of me