This song is for all women in struggle  Forced to make their troubled ways alone  In the courts, in the homes, and in the factories  Our heroines unnamed and unknown  Chorus:  They knew they'd never change the world without fighting  Even though they had a lot to lose  If you can stand the pain, it's worth deciding  To defend a woman's right to choose  Oh my sisters, dear sisters, be strong.  Before we had a movement to call our own,  There were women fighting one by one  And even now, when the going gets tough  There are times there seems to be no one  Chorus  Whatever rights we cherish now,  There are mothers, and their mothers to thank  For the sake of ourselves and our daughters to come  It is time for us to join in the ranks  Chorus  words and music by Kristin Lems c MCMLXXIX Kleine Ding Music (BMI)