[Verse 1]
Out here on my own, a little twisted in the saddle
Went up, creek, drifted downstream without a paddle
Oh, I got to go, oh, 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 want to know, everywhere that I travel
Well, don't look now, I'm coming in hot without a rattle
Swung low, oh, yeah, between the oak and the gavel
And 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