From the recording Dr TAOS - New Album!
Lyrics
Fight for your Rights by Dr TAOS
© O'Shea 2016
He came from the wrong side of town
He watched his father beat his mother down
He went to bed with a knife beneath his pillow
He lived his childhood full of sorrow
You gotta fight, fight for your rights
You gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for your rights
He left home at 18 and got sent off to war
He thought to himself, “What the hell am I fighting for?”
They said “Son, you’re fighting for our freedom”
And he said to himself, “what the hell have I done?”
You gotta fight, fight for your rights
You gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for your rights
So if you’re not happy,
Don’t live your life in misery
You’ve gotta get out and fight for your beliefs,
You make your bed and you’re gonna lie in it
You gotta fight, fight for your rights
You gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for your rights
He went back home and worked for a tobacco factory
Everyday to the bank he took their money
He said “Bugger this, I’m off to university”
And then he went and moved to the lucky country
You gotta fight, fight for your rights
You gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for your rights.
You gotta fight, fight for your rights
You gotta fight, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight for your rights.