You want action?
Here I'm standin' with my heart stretched out
What happened
Ever to make you doubt?
You know I'm old fashioned
Hey I ain't afraid to shout
But heat's rationed
I know just when to bring it down
I follow my word
Even if I never make a sound
Don't follow the herd
Well I won't get chased by that hound
And I don't deserve
To be told now to back down
I've got to preserve
The sense of virtue
That I've found
You want fire?
Well my whole souls a burning pyre
Call me a liar
To know your strength is my one desire
And I will reach higher
Long as my spirit is an undenier
So leave your damnations off the wire
My state of mind is not so dire
I follow my word
Even if I never make a sound
Don't follow the herd
You know I won't get chased by that hound
And I don't deserve
To be told now to turn around
I've got to preserve
The sense of virtue
That I've found
You want anger
To try and make you lie down at my feet?
Well I'm a stranger
To taking joy in your defeat
Don't you understand the danger
Of giving up my one retreat?
Somebody'd up and place a wager
And they'd line up
To battle me
But I follow my word
Even if I never make a sound
You know it's absurd
To let yourself get chased by that hound
And I don't deserve
To be told now to run around
I gotta preserve
The sense of virtue
That I've found