Lyrics from Trace Adkins’ song

Posted by Mikey on May 9th, 2007 filed in Cool stuff

I recently started listening to Trace Adkins.  I am not a huge country music fan, but I have a few that I like a lot (Toby Keith, George Strait, and a lot of the outlaws).  But the Trace Adkins’ song Fightin’ Words is just too cool.  Take a look at the lyrics.  I especially like the spoken part at the end:

Everyone knows I’m the hard workin’ peace lovin’ type
I walk a thousand miles out of my way
Just to keep from a fight

Poke fun at the way that I talk
Or this hat that I wear
You can say what you want about me
See if I care

But one slip of the tongue ’bout my God Or my mama
Or this flag that I wear on my shirt
You’ll see a side of me man
That I don’t think you wanna
Cause them there’s fightin’ words

Now don’t get me wrong
I’ve swapped skin now and then in my youth
I was all for an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

Now the older I get
The less I wanna stand toe to toe
But before you go runnin’ your mouth
I think you oughta know

That one slip of the tongue ’bout my God
Or my mama
Or this flag that I wear on my shirt
You’ll see a side of me man
That I don’t think you wanna
Cause them there’s fightin’ words

Chevrolet or Ford
The south or the north
That ain’t gonna get me worked up

But I’ll draw the line
Everytime when it comes to the things that I love

So one slip of the tongue ’bout my dog
Or my woman
Or this country that I proudly serve
You’ll see a side of me man
That you damn sure don’t wanna
Cause them there’s fightin’ words
Yeah, them’s fightin’ words
Ahh them’s fightin’ words, Hoss

[spoken]
Excuse me?
First amendment?
Son, the first amendment protects you from the government
Not from me
You can say whatever you want to out there
You come within reach of me
I’ll exercise my right to give you a good ol’ country ass whoopin’
Is what I’ll do for you
By God

Mikey


2 Responses to “Lyrics from Trace Adkins’ song”

  1. James Says:

    These lyrics are not cool. These lyrics are the antithesis of cool. Consider this:

    If you insult the Church of Scientology, they will harass and sue you.

    If you insult the Muslims with a cartoon of Mohammad, they will blow up your building.

    If you insult the God of Trace Adkins, he’ll “give you a good ol’ country ass whoopin’”.

    Sorry, I don’t see any difference between these three situations. Trace’s statement is just as scary as any other religious extremist’s.

    As far as his bit at the end about the first amendment - true, that law doesn’t come into play here. But if he gives anyone a “good ol’ country ass whoopin’” for something they say that he doesn’t like, he’ll find out that his concept of a “exercising my right” and the law’s is quite different - something he can ponder as he sits in jail.

  2. Mikey Says:

    James,

    You have a very good point, and it is one I need to ponder.

    Mikey

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