[Verse 1]
Tell me what you mean
When you say “socialist”
Some want shared roads
Some want a bigger list
Public schools, health care
Bread on the table
But power in the wrong hands
Can bend what’s stable
Constitution in ink
A line in the sand
Rights in the paper
And law in the land
When the rules get twisted
Folks start to fear
Who keeps the promise
Who disappears?
[Pre-Chorus]
If the law hits hard
It should hit all the same
No one above it
No one to blame
But if the law gets used
Like a lock on a door
Then people get nervous
And they ask for more
[Chorus]
Keep our rights, keep our rights
Don’t trade truth for a fight
Keep our rights, keep our rights
Let the law stay bright
(Keep our rights)
(Keep our rights)
[Verse 2]
People break the law
They answer for that
Courtroom, fine print
All the facts laid flat
But “leave” ain’t the answer
To every hard day
First comes due process
Then you look both ways
I’m asking you plain
What gets changed, what stays
What gets protected
When the crowd turns brave
If the vote is your voice
And the flag is your hand
Then the real test is simple
Can you still stand?
[Pre-Chorus]
If the law hits hard
It should hit all the same
No one above it
No one to blame
But if the law gets used
Like a lock on a door
Then people get nervous
And they ask for more
[Chorus]
Keep our rights, keep our rights
Don’t trade truth for a fight
Keep our rights, keep our rights
Let the law stay bright
(Keep our rights)
(Keep our rights)
[Bridge]
I don’t want slogans
I want clear eyes
What’s fair for my neighbor
What’s fair in disguise?
Build up the town
Don’t break what we trust
Freedom means limits
And limits mean trust
[Chorus]
Keep our rights, keep our rights
Don’t trade truth for a fight
Keep our rights, keep our rights
Let the law stay bright
(Keep our rights)
(Keep our rights)