On this side of the law on that side of the law Who is right who is wrong who is weak who is strong Who is for and who's against the law
You see I didn't really mean any harm But I simply couldn't make it on the farm When the land won't give a lot you gotta do with what you got And all I got's the muscle in my arm Well I wouldn't ever hurt my fellow man And Mister seems to me you'd understand I'm just tryin' to help myself without hurtin' somebody else And a man has got to do the best he can
On this side of the law... [ ac.guitar ] Oh I didn't really mean to let my family down And I'm not giving you the run around I had rather be dead than to have to beg my daily bread And to pay my way no matter where I'm bound Well I didn't really think that I did wrong Just long as I stayed here where I belong I did the only thing I could same as anybody would Yes I was simply tryin' to get along
