Maxi Priest

Songwriter: Maxi Priest Paul Robinson

Producer: Paul Robinson

Stand up and fight for your rights my brother
Stand up and fight for your rights
Stand up and fight for your rights my sister
Stand up and fight for your rights

Don't let no one try to push you down
Don't let no guy try to muck you around no
Just stand up and fight for your rights, my brother
Stand up and fight for your rights

Live by the sword
I say you die by the sword
Live by the gun
I say you die by the gun
Let's put it down
'Cause we all know that it's wrong
Just stand, just stand, just stand up for your rights
Right on, right on

Stand up and fight
Stand up and fight

Take a stop, cool off and check yourself
Take a stop, cool off and check yourself

Just stand, just stand, just stand up for your rights
Right on, right on hey, yeah
Stand up and fight

Hey don't let no one take no liberty

Hold on to what you got
At least you've got your dignity
So it was written
So shall it be done
All creeds of man should strive to leave as one

Is it left
Is it right
Yes we do havе to fight
Is it left
Is it right
If we wanna reach thе light

Just stand up
Just stand up for your rights
'Cause you all got to unite yeah yeah oh yeah
Stand up and fight

Is it left
Is it right
Yes we do have to fight
Is it left
Is it right
If we wanna reach the light

Max Alfred “Maxi” Elliott, known by his stage name Maxi Priest, is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion.

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