I'll Be A Hero When I Strike in Merle Haggard

All because I walk a different street
And not helloed by some I meet
That don't mean that what I do is right
Those that said that I was wrong
Now say they 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 dynamit
And they'd like to be there when I light
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 star
Cause Hoss I'll be a hero when I strike