They Beat Us Away From Our Right

they beat us away from our right
We fight yes we fight 
We try yes we try 
What else should we do 
Right in front of our eyes 
They beat us away from 
Our right 

They beat us away from our right 
Yeah is all clear yeah so clear 
Right in front of our view 
Our legs shakes 
Not cos we are not brave 
Not cos we are wrong 
Just we need our right 
So they throw their bats on us
They spray us away with chemicals 
Right in front of our view 
Our legs shakes
Right on our stand for freedom 
They beat us away from our right 
So now 
 
We fight yes we fight 
We try yes we try 
What else should we do 
Right in front of our eyes 
They beat us away from 
our right 

They beat us away from our right 
They say we are not disciplined
They say we are not satisfied 
So what right do we have
So long they don't care 
About our life's is not their worries
Our vote they need only 
The rest is history 
Is been this way for a very long time 
Oh now the people are so confuse 
This life so beautiful is right in 
Front of our view turn ugly 
Poverty on the lands everywhere
On deferent levels and styles 
Boils of anger on the faces 
Of the innocent hungry people 
Now every where you see 
Those protest 
Those fight for freedom
Those hunger strakes 
Those chants of justice
Yet right in front of our view
Our feet shakes 
At those road blocks 
They beat us so hard 
So they throw bats on us 
They spray us away with chemicals
Right in front of our view 
They beat us away from our right 
So now 

We fight yes we fight 
We try yes we try 
What else  should we do 
Right in front of our view 
They beat us away from 
Our right 

They beat us away from out right 
I thought freedom was free
Now is a fight 
I thought freedom was free 
Now we still trying to achieve one 
I thought freedom was free
Now is a war 
No I thought freedom is free 
Now is on the hands of few
Oh no I thought freedom was free 
But at the road blocks we fight 
We try we protest 
And I thought freedom was free 
Not until they throw their bats on us 
Not until they spray us with this chemicals 
And now  

We fight yes we fight 
We try yes we try 
What else can we do 
Right in front of our view 
They beat us away from 
Our right
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015


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