I'll Be A Hero (when I Strike) Lyrics - Merle Haggard

All because I walk a different street 

And not helloed by some I meet 

That don't mean that what I do ain't right 

Those that said that I was wrong 

Now say thay knew it all along 

'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike 

I'll be a hero when I strike 

Come up tight and out of sight 

They'll say I'm dynamite 

And they'd like to be there when I lite 

'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike 

I love God and the flag 

And I ain't the kind to stand and brag 

And I'm the kind to stand right up and fight 

Don't need a uniform to wear 

To make the people stop and stare 

'Cause, Hoss, I'll be a hero when I strike 

I'll be a hero when I strike 

Come up tight and out of sight 

They'll say I'm dynamite 

And they'd like to be there when I lite 

'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike 

Won't shake hands until I'm sore 

Wear medals hangin' to the floor 

They'll throw rocks at Franklin and his kind 

They'll say, boy, ain't that cowboy hot 

There ain't nothin' he ain't got 

But I'm gonna be a hero when I strike 

I'll be a hero when I strike 

Come up tight and out of sight 

They'll say I'm dynamite 

And they'd like to be there when I lite 

'Cause I'll be a hero when I strike