Equal Rights Lyrics

...EQUAL RIGHTS... by Peter Tosh
*from 'Equal Rights' (1977)*
Intro:
Verse 1:
Everyone is crying out for peace, yes,
None is crying out for justice.
Everyone is crying out for peace, yes,
None is crying out for justice.
Bridge 1:
I don't want no peace.
Chorus 1:
I need equal rights,
And justice.
I need equal rights,
And justice.
I need equal rights,
And justice.
Got to get it.
Equal rights,
And justice.
Verse 2:
Everybody want to go to heaven,
But no-body wants to die.
Everybody want to go up to heaven,
But none of them, one of them want to die.
Bridge 2:
I don't want no peace.
I man need;
Chorus 2:
Equal rights,
And justice.
I got to get it;
Equal rights,
And justice.
I really need it;
Equal rights,
And justice.
Just give me my share;
Equal rights,
And justice.
Verse 3:
What is you to seize-a(?)
You better give it on to Ceasar(?)
And what belong to I and I?
You better, you better give it up to I.
Bridge 3:
'Cos I don't want no peace..
Chorus 3:
I need equal rights,
And justice.
I need equal rights,
And justice.
I have got to get it;
Equal rights,
And justice.
I'm a fighting for it;
Equal rights,
And justice.
Verse 4:
Everyone is heading for the top,
But tell me;
How far is it from the bottom?
Nobody knows.
But everybody fighting for the top,
How far is it from the bottom?
Bridge 4:
I don't want no peace.
Chorus 4:
I need equal rights,
And justice.
I need equal rights,
And justice.
I've got to get it;
Equal rights,
And justice.
I really need it;
Equal rights,
And justice.
Verse 5:
Everyone is talking about crime,
Tell me; who are the criminals?
I said;
Everyone is talking about crime, crime.
Tell me; who are the criminals?
I really don't see them.
Bridge 5:
I don't want no peace.
I need;
Chorus 4:
Equal rights,
And justice.
We got to get;
Equal rights,
And justice.
There will be,
No crime.
Equal rights,
And justice.
There will be,
No criminals.
Equal rights,
And justice.
Everyone is fighting for;
Equal rights,
And justice.
Pali-stinians,
Are fighting for;
Equal rights,
And justice.
Down in An-gola;
Equal rights,
And justice.
Down in Bots-wana;
Equal rights,
And justice.
Down in Zim-babwe;
Equal rights,
And justice.
Down in Rho-desia;
Equal rights,
And justice.
(Repeat to Fade)
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