[Verse 1]
Out here on my own
A little twisted in the saddle
Went up shit creek, drifted downstream without a paddle
Oh, I gotta go, yeah
Before the plan unravels
Can't turn back now, looks like I'm headed into battle

[Chorus]
Defend my life and I will always keep on fighting for it
Seems that's what they want from me
Just won't let me be

[Verse 2]
Oh, you wanna know
Everywhere that I travel
Well, don't look now, I'm comin' in hot without a rattle
Swung low, yeah
Between the oak and the gavel
All that guilt was gone before the rope unraveled

[Chorus]
Defend my life and I will always keep on fighting for it
Seems that's what they want from me
Just won't let me be
[Instrumental]

[Bridge]
Don't think you'll ever know
Just how far I go
To get it right, the more you take away
You may care for me
Or say you're there for me
You decide, I’m going either way

[Chorus]
Defend my life and I will always keep on fighting for it
Seems that's what they want from me
Just won't let me be