I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

I've walked straight and narrow, and I've worn a rebel's brand Sometimes I've had to go without 'fore being my own man And I've rallied to the cause when I knew the cause was right Yes, I've cut against the grain, but I've kept my peace of mind And I wouldn't have it any other way If there's a price for bein' me Well, that's one I'll have to pay And I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day And I wouldn't have it any other way No, I wouldn't have it any other way I could take the beaten path every time the trouble starts But I'd rather take a beatin' than to ever cross my heart Stickin' to my guns, can't be sold or bought Holdin' to my honor, no matter what the cost And I wouldn't have it any other way If there's a price for bein' me Well, that's one I'll have to pay And I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day And I wouldn't have it any other way No, I wouldn't have it any other way And I'll take the good and bear the bad until my dyin' day And I wouldn't have it any other way No, I wouldn't have it any other way I said, "I wouldn't have it any other way" I wonder how far it is over you Boy, this song goes back a long ways Back to the first songs of, of Aaron Tippin and Buddy Brock I can always remember Buddy Brock and myself sittin' at his house Out in the woodshed, pencil, paper, and guitar That's where we wrote this one