1. Now the champion marched for forty days,
Saying 'Give me a man to fight.'
The Israelite said 'I've got a great heart,

'But my feet are full of fright.'
Then a boy with a sling and a pocket full of rocks,
He had to trust and pray.

He said, 'Run if you want to, run if you will,
'But I came here to stay.'


Chorus:
Run if you want to, run if you will,
But I came here to stay.

If I fall down I'm gonna get right up.
Because I didn't start out to play.


It's a battlefield, brother,
Not a recreation room.


It's a fight, it's not a game.
So run if you want to, run if you will,
But I came here to stay.


2. Now the boys wouldn't bow,
And the king got mad.

He said, 'Turn that furnace up high;
'Tie them up, throw them in,
'Those Hebrew boys are gonna fry.'

But a little while later he looked in the furnace,
And he heard brother Shadrach say,
'Just pull up your chair and warm your hands,

'Cuz we came here to stay.'

Chorus:

run if you want to, run if you will,
But I came here to stay.
If I fall down I'm gonna get right up.

Because I didn't start out to play.

It's a battlefield, brother,

Not a recreation room.

It's a fight, it's not a game.

So run if you want to, run if you will,
But I came here to stay.


3. The decree had been signed by the hand of the king.
Daniel couldn't talk to his Lord.
The hungry lions were pacing him in:

Here comes supper again.
But if you'da been standing anywhere near,
You'da heard brother Daniel say,

'If you're talking about me, just forget it, boys,
'Cuz I came here to stay.'


Chorus:
Run if you want to, run if you will,
But I came here to stay.

If I fall down I'm gonna get right up.
Because I didn't start out to play.


It's a battlefield, brother,
Not a recreation room.


It's a fight, it's not a game.
So run if you want to, run if you will,
But I came here to stay.


4. Now in these days there's a whole lot of Christians,
Who just won't take their stand.

They try to straddle the fence, and play
Both sides if they can.
But I thank God for those folks I meet,

Who aren't ashamed to say,
'I'm a fundamental, premillenial, independent Baptist,
'And I'm gonna stay that way.'

Chorus (2x)