The Good Fight

<br>By: jimmy buffett, j.d. souther<br><br>1980<br><br>To muhammed ali for twenty years of excitement and entertainment<br><br>They talk about their women too much<br><br>The women got em so confused<br><br>They dont talk about their lives as such<br><br>My life is all I got to lose<br><br><br><br>You take it with a grain of salt<br><br>And laugh at the complexities<br><br>Theyre good at pickin all the faults<br><br>I keep laughin so they dont pick me<br><br><br><br>Chorus:<br><br>Jesus if I had to quit tonight<br><br>Id never know if I was wrong or right<br><br>But thats just what you get<br><br>You got to go the distance<br><br>If you want to fight a good fight<br><br>Good fight<br><br>Keep it up and keep a good fight<br><br>Good fight<br><br><br><br>The telephone begins to ring<br><br>That could only be one call<br><br>I might as well be on the moon<br><br>Standin in the shower stall<br><br><br><br>Cant believe she picked it up<br><br>She didnt know the rules somehow<br><br>Then I hear her say hello (hello)<br><br>Panic in the grey room now<br><br><br><br>Chorus:<br><br>Jesus if I had to quit tonight<br><br>Shed kill me whether I was wrong or right<br><br>Thats just what you get<br><br>You got to go the distance<br><br>If you want to fight a good fight<br><br>Good fight<br><br>Keep it up and keep a good fight<br><br>Good fight<br><br><br><br>You never know until you try<br><br>Its hard to see the side youre on<br><br>Some people say Im halfway here<br><br>Some people say Im halfway gone<br><br><br><br>Chorus:<br><br>Jesus if I had to quit tonight<br><br>Id never know if I was wrong or right<br><br>But thats just what you get<br><br>You got to go the distance<br><br>If you want to fight a good fight<br><br>Good fight<br><br>Keep it up and keep a good fight<br><br>Good fight<br><br><br><br>All I want is just a good fight<br><br>Good fight<br><br>Yes its got to be a good fight<br><br>Good fight