[Verse 1]
The first shots fired, everybody's gathered around
You're looking at me like I tried to take you down
No, no, that's not what happened at all
There's no sound, I'm waitin' on your next move
A showdown, and I know where to hit you
But no, no, it's not how I wanted this to go down

[Pre-Chorus]
Now we're standin' in the ring and you make the first swing
And now we're fightin' dirty
Won't somebody come say “Break it up?”

[Chorus]
And I used to be on your side, now it's lookin' like we're goin' to battle
And why, you takin' shots at me like somebody's gonna give you a medal?
And I (Oh-oh) never wanna hurt you, but I'm tired of takin' all these blows (Ah-ah)
And so, I'd rather be on your side
But if you wanna fight, baby let's go
Oh-oh-oh, let's go
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Verse 2]
So gloves off, if this how you want it
We had it all, but you couldn't keep a promise
No, no, no, I'm not the one who tore us apart
Let me remind you for a minute why we're not fine
Is she, is she standin' on the sidelines?
Oh, oh, can't you tell this is breakin' my heart?
[Pre-Chorus]
Now we're standin' in the ring and you make the first swing
And now I'm fightin' dirty
But I ain't goin' down 'til they break it up

[Chorus]
And I used to be on your side, now it's lookin' like we're goin' to battle
And why, you takin' shots at me like somebody's gonna give you a medal?
And I (Oh-oh) never wanna hurt you, but I'm tired of takin' all these blows (Ah-ah)
And so, I'd rather be on your side
But if you wanna fight, let's go
Oh-oh-oh, let's go
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

[Bridge]
Now we're standin' in the ring breaking everything that we've been buildin' up so long
And I don't wanna do this, break it up
But you're not who I thought you were
And this is looking more like a war
(Like a war, oh-oh, like a war)
(Like a war, oh) Looks like we're goin' to war
(War, like a war, we're goin' to war)
Oh-oh (Like a war)

[Chorus]
And I used to be on your side, now it's lookin' like we're goin' to battle
And I'm tryin' not to break down cryin'
No one's gonna give you a medal
And I (Oh-oh) never wanna hurt you, but I'm tired of takin' all these blows (Ah-ah)
And so, I'd rather be on your side
I'd rather be on your side
But if you wanna fight, baby let's go
Oh-oh-oh, looks like we're goin' to war
Oh
[Outro]
The first shots fired, everybody's gathered around
You're lookin' at me like I tried to take you down
No, no, but if you wanna fight, baby let's go (Let's go)