Song Description
This is a folk protest song about women's rights (the Equal Rights Amendment) in the 1970s, from "1972 the Musical."
| Song Length |
2:16 |
Genre |
Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled |
Subject |
Girls, Women, Femininity |
| Similar Artists |
Joan Baez |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
What if women had true equality?
Would there be war and conflict, hunger, poverty?
What if women had true equality?
Would there be domestic violence in the family?
How did we become without a voice
How long have men had their way?
What can we do to reverse our plight
It's never too late!
Why don't women have true equality?
We let men dominate us throughout history
Why don't women have true equality?
We let men make decisions for society
We have rights as human beings
We're no longer property
We are capable of being
Anything we want to be
We who are women have beauty in our souls
Deep down inside we know
We draw on strength that is intangible
We can defeat any foe
How can women gain true equality?
We must fight discrimination and bigotry
How can women gain true equality?
We must believe that we deserve to be free!