TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN [Intro – heavy guitar riff, funky bass underneath] You walked in here wearing that frown Like you came to turn our whole place upside down Well, brother, sister, listen up now That kind of attitude ain't gonna work here somehow [Verse 1] We ain't mean, we just know our ground We know what we give and what we won't allow Respect walks in, respect gets shown Disrespect comes knocking—better leave it at home You can speak your mind, you can walk your way You can disagree with what we say But don't mistake our kindness for weakness We stand our ground, and we take our shit serious [Pre-Chorus – building] We know who we are We know where we stand We don't need permission To live by our own command [Chorus – huge heavy groove] If you came in here wearing a frown Better turn that attitude upside down We don't bow and we don't back down There's a code we live by in this town Bring your heart, bring your soul Bring a little respect and we'll welcome you home But if you come looking to push us around Change your attitude—or turn yourself around [Verse 2] We don't answer to every voice in the crowd We don't need a throne and we don't need to be loud We make our choices, we carry our name We walk our road and we own our mistakes You can test the line, but know where it lies We're peaceful people, but we're nobody's prize We give you the respect that we want in return Cross that line and you'll quickly learn [Pre-Chorus] We know who we are We know what we believe We don't need your permission To live the life we choose to lead [Chorus] If you came in here wearing a frown Better turn that attitude upside down We don't bow and we don't back down There's a code we live by in this town Bring your heart, bring your soul Bring a little respect and we'll welcome you home But if you come looking to push us around Change your attitude—or turn yourself around [Heavy Breakdown – half-time] We don't bow! We don't break! We don't bend For somebody else's sake! We know our code! We know our way! We stand together Come what may! [Instrumental – crushing guitar riff with funky bass] [Bridge – stripped down, then building] There's only One above us And that's where we leave the crown We answer to our conscience And we won't be pushed around [Final Chorus – full band] If you came in here wearing a frown Better turn that attitude upside down You can stand your ground, we can stand ours too There's room in this world for me and you Bring your heart, bring your soul Bring a little respect and we'll welcome you home But if you came here looking to push us around Change your attitude—or turn yourself around [Outro – guitar riff] Yeah… We're not mean. We just know what we won't live with. And bad attitudes… Ain't on the list.
