The girls dig the way, the guys get all wiped out
With their feet in the air you can hear 'em shout
They're not afraid
(Don't back down, don't back down)
Not my boys
(Don't back down, don't back down)
They grit their teeth
They don't back down

Don't back down
You gotta be a little nuts
(Don't back down)
But show now who's got guts
(Don't back down)
Don't back down from that wave

With their feet full of tar and their head full of sand
The guys know the surf like the palm of their hand
They're not afraid
(Don't back down, don't back down)
Not my boys
(Don't back down, don't back down)
They grit their teeth
They don't back down

Don't back down
You gotta be a little nuts
(Don't back down)
But show now who's got guts
(Don't back down)
Don't back down from that wave
When a 20-footer sneaks up like a ton of lead
And the crest comes along and slaps them upside their head
They're not afraid
(Don't back down, don't back down)
Not my boys
(Don't back down, don't back down)
They grit their teeth
They don't back down

Don't back down
You gotta be a little nuts
(Don't back down)
But show now who's got guts
(Don't back down)
Don't back down from that wave

Don't back down...