If it takes them so long, so long to say yes   Why don't they just say no?   We don't need anyone to be put to the test   Why don't they let us be?   Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be free      We needed a plan, we needed defenses   They couldn't raise a smile   As the world looked down, they raided our senses   There can be no reconcile   Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be free      Burnin' down, burnin' down   Burnin' down, burnin' down   Burnin' down, burnin' down      There was a time in our life was taken for granted   It'll never come again   Our flower is dead, the seed is unplanted   They put it all to the flame      Burnin' down, burnin' down   Burnin' down, burnin' down   Burnin' down, burnin' down   Burnin' down   Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Burnin' down   Livin' for the right to be, livin' for the right   Livin' for the right to be free      Burnin' down, burnin' down   Burnin' down, burnin' down   Burnin' down, burnin' down