You Have the Right
To believe what you believe
You Have the Right
It's a natural part of you
You Have the Right
To soar about the clouds
And reach new heights
Any dream, you can pursue
You can stand like a beacon in the night
And be free to dream what might
You Have the Right
To create what you conceive
You Have the Right
To possess the things you own
You Have the Right
To speak up even in the darkest night
Even if you stand alone
When it seems like there's no one else in sight
One soul turns on the light
You Have the Right
There's a man over there
He doesn't care to look like me
He's bowing and praying
To a God I never see
But he's a good man, a right man
With respect for you and me
No matter how strange to us
He has the right to Be
There's a girl about five
I don't remember her name
She might still be alive
She might not look the same
You see slavery never died
It's alive and well
The slavers don't believe in rights
They come straight from hell
We mustn't look away
I know it's hard to do
But she's everyone's child
It's up to me and you
Tyrannies never last
When people take a stand
The message will be telecast -
"We're taking back this land!"
The biggest ones will cower
As we cut them down to size
They keep on getting smaller
When we look them in the eyes
Know your rights
And you can walk in the sun
These rights are for you
And they're for everyone
Teach them in the schools
Till Freedom rules the day
Cause no one has the right
To take these rights away
You Have the Right
To be free and live in peace
You Have the Right
To protect the ones you love
You Have the Right
To gather and express and bring to light
To the thoughts you're thinking of
And the dreams that we dream are in our sights
For these truths we'll stand and fight
You Have the Right