[Jim Robinson]

The Fighting Side Of Me
Merle Haggard

I hear people talkin' bad
About the way we have to live here, in this country
Harpin' on the wars we fight
An' gripin' 'bout the way things oughta be.

An' I don't mind 'em switchin' sides an'
Standin' up for things they believe in
When they're runnin' down my country, man
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me!

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

I read about some squirrely 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 my country, hoss
They're walkin' on the fightin' side of me!

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me
Runnin' down our way of life
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.

If you don't love it, leave it
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'
When you're runnin' down my country, man
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me!

Yeah, walkin' on the fightin' side of me
Runnin' down our way of life
Our fightin' men have fought and died to keep.

If you don't love it, leave it
Let this song I'm singin' be a warnin'
If you're runnin' down my country, man
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me!

[Jim Robinson]

From Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits, posted to FR a couple months ago by jrherreid, here: http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b5e3a106c3d.htm

Thought it appropriate to post again.

If you're runnin' down our website, Hoss,
You're walkin' on the fightin' side of me.

[motzman]

I (like most Americans) never heard of Lew Rockhead until someone started posting his drivel on your website...

[Roscoe]

Good song.

[Pietro]

LewRockwell.com is a running joke around here. Being insulted by them has to feel as good as being insulted by jesse jackson.

Keep up the great work and thanks for the song.

[spartan68]

Freedom for those who have fought for it,
has a flavor the protected shall never savor.

Don't know who wrote it, but sure applies.
spartan

[Rebeckie]

Jim, I am not exactly sure why you pinged these song lyrics to me...I personally think that this columnist had a good point and I welcome people to disagree with me. What does disturb me however, is that you seem to be insinuating that I am not patriotic and do not love this great country that I am blessed to live in. I would fully support a war against whomever is responsible for these terrible acts against our country--I am a conservative's conservative and a strong Christian. But I am wary of George W. Bush's leadership and personality traits, sorry, but even if he gave a couple of great speeches; saying something and then actually following through in politics is something of a statistical anamoly.

I know that you probably think that I am somehow being unpatriotic in posting this thread and I don't mean to be at all; but I think that if your website is to be named 'Freerepublic' the name should at least stand for something, including free speech.

[Darheel]

Lewser got one thing right:

'keyboard warriors'

I say 'Screw Lew', if he wants it personal then that's what the whiner's gonna get.