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Artist: Alton Ellis
Canonical path: /alton-ellis/if-i-had-the-right
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If I Had The Right
Read If I Had The Right lyrics by Alton Ellis on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If I Had The Right
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If I had everything
I'd be but a slave to you
If they made me a king
I'd turn on my knees to you
If I ruled the night
With stars and moon so bright
Still I'd be for light to you
So to you
If my friends are a crowd
I'd turn on my knees to you
If my friends to me bow
Yet humbly I'd plead to you
If I should rule the earth
What would life be worth
If I hadn't the right to you?
/instrumental break/
If I ruled the earth, the earth, the earth, the earth
Girl, What would life be worth
If I hadn't the right to you?
If you know me like I know you ...
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