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I Won't Back Down Lyrics

Artist: Johnny Cash
Album: American 3: Solitary Man

Well I won't back down, no I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

Verse 2
Gonna stand my ground, won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground and I won't back down

Chorus
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground and I won't back down

Verse 3
Well I know what's right, I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But I stand my ground and I won't back down

Chorus
Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground and I won't back down
No I won't back down.

Comments/Interpretations

by robbie miller on 5/25/2008 4:18pm
its a great song i got it from barnyard i am ten and learning to play it on guitar

by Infinity_Ronnen on 6/3/2008 3:48pm
I love this song!;-D! I can play it on the piano!

by Pawz4thought on 6/21/2008 6:39am
I love this song. It is awesomeness.

by Reality incarnate. on 7/4/2008 6:47pm
Great song, sung very well by cash, but was originally by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

by Ike on 7/9/2008 8:30pm
awesome song johnny cash rocks these lyrics

by The dude on 7/12/2008 11:22pm
this was not origanaly by the Heartbreakers, i dont think

by Greaser Babe on 7/14/2008 5:49pm
This song is so inspiring. I love it.

by Parker U on 7/17/2008 5:43pm
i love this song im learning 2 play it on my guitar.

by Luke on 10/26/2008 10:00am
This Is The Song That Was Playing On The Radio When We Ented The Battle Fild This Is A Song I Hear As A Marine It Gave Me Trust In My Team

by L.T. Max on 10/26/2008 10:03am
As He Said This Song Was Playing In The Heli AS We Ented The Battle Field Good Song Mr.Cash R.I.P U Gave My Team A New Life

by dantheman on 10/28/2008 8:30pm
this song is awsome. I wnt it as my ring tone

by Steve The Guitarist on 11/7/2008 11:26pm
This is like the themesong for my life!!! I playar it on the guitar and sing every time i'm feeling down.

by Kim on 1/19/2009 8:16pm
This is a very inspiring song, and it kind of speaks for the soldiers that are currently fighting, thank you guys so much....

by sara on 3/8/2009 12:51pm
i love this song

by brianna avila on 3/8/2009 4:27pm
i <3 this song
im 12 yrs old & think this song is so inspirational
i love it

by joseph carullo on 10/9/2009 5:01pm
i discovered this song sung by johnny cash, i wiont stand down. its been played on radio talk show host steve malsburg almost everyday while he talks about the promblems we have in america today, with the politions in washington wanting tp take over our lives. i hope more people feel the way i do , we need something like this song to remind us.

by Aussie Digger on 11/27/2009 2:11am
As an Australian Veteran Soldier, I play this song on my guitar and think about the hard yards when I was in the Army. When they push you to the limits. But you would not give up. Great days. Thanks Mr Cash.

by Shaun on 3/6/2010 7:09pm
great song RIP JOHNNY CASH

by Tom on 4/5/2010 2:03pm
My father always told me to hold my ground-this song reminds me of his words to me way back when, and he never backed down

by reesiepeicie101 on 5/27/2010 6:55pm
wen ur like me u need this song,it tells me and my mama 2 keep going.it helps us, every1 in this whole world.they just dont know it yet.good luck in this cruel world ALL of you

AGE 11

by arcie on 3/27/2012 1:48am
this song make me cry

by cody on 2/27/2013 11:06pm
hey I love this song

by L.A. Florida on 4/23/2020 9:31pm
Great song, timeless, different memories for different people but meaning is the same. Always keep it with me through tuff times, once had a jerk boss named Howard & sang it for fun replacing the 'hell' word w/his name-that was cool & it gave me more strength as I leaned into the hardship!