Fight Like a Man Lyrics — R.J. Sloane

Fight Like a Man is a hard-driving outlaw country song by R.J. Sloane about a father who won't back down while the world pulls his son away from him.

Sucker punch lands. Cold fury sets in. Then the drive to the field — and the declaration of war. He's not fighting for himself. He's fighting for his son, and they picked the wrong man to push.

INTRO

Don't recognize my own kid

VERSE 1

Thought it'd be a normal day
Son home on break
Stalls need mucking
Feed needs hauling
Your sneer was the first sign
Men like me are toxic
Shot like an arrow through my chest
Set coffee mug down slow
Held his defiant stare
Get to it

PRE-CHORUS

Men like you he said
Words crawled down my spine
Somewhere I lost you
To their lies

CHORUS

Won't apologize for what I am
Squared shoulders, standing tall
Boots moving, doing what a man does
Thankless work proves his honor
A man does what needs doing
He looks a man in the eye

VERSE 2

Slammed truck door too hard
Drove out to the field
Don't recognize my own kid
Whole scene lit a match
Watching it all burn down
Someone walked into my legacy
And poisoned my blood
Devil, you can't have him
He's my son

PRE-CHORUS

Men like you he said
Words crawled down my spine
Somewhere I lost you
To their lies

CHORUS

Won't apologize for what I am
Squared shoulders, standing tall
Boots moving, doing what a man does
Thankless work proves his honor
A man does what needs doing
He looks a man in the eye

BRIDGE

Words ain't gonna undo what the world did
Raised him up right
Won't stand by
While they sink their claws deeper
Picked the wrong man
Coming for what's mine
Won't stop, won't yield, won't break
Dragging him back to the light

FINAL CHORUS

Won't apologize for what I am
Squared shoulders, standing tall
Boots moving, doing what a man does
Thankless work proves his honor
A man does what needs doing
He looks a man in the eye

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