Women's Love Rights
Laura Lee Lyrics


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Hey, hear me girls
Oh, stand up
To all the women liberators
And men sympathizers
I thank you
For I'm Laura Lee
I'm starting a new movement today
For women's love rights

Stand up and fight
For your love rights
Love who you wanna
'Cause a man is sure gonna

Stand up girls
(Stand up and fight)
For your love rights
(For your love rights)
Love who you wanna
'Cause a man is sure gonna

We do the washing
We cook and sew
Babies tie you down
While your man is on the go

Girls
You gotta right
(Yes we do)
Go out at night
Sitter's all around
To let you paint the town

Girls
Stand up and fight
For your love rights
Love who you wanna
'Cause a man's sure gonna

Stand up and fight
For your love rights
Love who you wanna
'Cause a man is sure gonna

Listen
We love one man
(Yes we do)
Trying to be fair
He's got three women
A pair, and a spare
He loves who he pleases
While you're at home in need
That's unsatisfaction
A piece of the action

Stand up and fight, girls
For your love rights
Love who you wanna
'Cause a man is sure gonna

Stand up and fight, girls
For your love rights
Love who you wanna
'Cause a man is sure gonna

(Love rights)
I'm here to tell you about it girls
Talking 'bout love rights
A few of your love rights

One
You've got a stake
In all he owns and makes
Two
Money he can't claim
Into faking your own name
Three
Be taking out to eat
At least once a week
Four
A set of car keys
To go when you please
(It ain't no question)
And when you window shop, girls
In your favorite spot
(Get some satisfaction)
Don't just cry at home
Buy it, take it home

Love rights
Talking 'bout love rights
(Talking 'bout your love rights, girl)
Stand up and fight girls
For your love rights

You gotta love who you wanna
'Cause a man is sure gonna
Girls, stand up and fight
For your love rights
You can love who you wanna
'Cause a man is sure gonna

Girls, stand up and fight
For your love rights




Love who you wanna
'Cause a man is sure gonna

Overall Meaning

“Women’s Love Rights” by Laura Lee is an anthem empowering women to stand up for their rights in relationships. The lyrics begin with Laura Lee acknowledging the women’s liberation movement and thanking the men who support it. She then introduces her new movement which is focused on women’s love rights. The chorus is a call to action for women to stand up and fight for their love rights because men will always do so. The song highlights the societal expectations of women to do household chores, take care of children and satisfy men sexually. It shows that women also have the right to enjoy their lives, have fun and love who they want. The lyrics urge women to go out at night, hire babysitters and paint the town. The song also highlights the unfair and unequal treatment of women in relationships, with men having the freedom to love and please themselves with multiple partners while women are often isolated and neglected. The song asserts that women are entitled to their fair share in a relationship, including having some financial independence and personal freedom. It encourages women to take control of their lives and happiness, to buy the things they want and not just window-shop.


Line by Line Meaning

Hey, hear me girls
Listen up, ladies


Oh, stand up
Get ready to take action


To all the women liberators
To all the women fighting for freedom and equality


And men sympathizers
And men who support the cause


I thank you
I am grateful to you


For I'm Laura Lee
As for me, I am Laura Lee


I'm starting a new movement today
I am launching a new initiative for change


For women's love rights
To secure rights for women in matters of love


Stand up and fight
Get up and take a stand


For your love rights
To fight for your rights in love and relationships


Love who you wanna
Love whoever you choose


'Cause a man is sure gonna
Because men do the same without hesitation


We do the washing
We do the laundry


We cook and sew
We handle the cooking and sewing


Babies tie you down
Raising children can be limiting


While your man is on the go
While your partner is free to do as they please


Girls, you gotta right
Ladies, you have the right


(Yes we do)
(And we will assert it)


Go out at night
Go out and have a good time in the evening


Sitter's all around
Babysitters are available


To let you paint the town
So that you can have a fun, carefree night out


Listen
Pay attention


We love one man
We are devoted to one man


(Yes we do)
(That's right)


Trying to be fair
Trying to be just and equitable


He's got three women
But he has three other women he is involved with


A pair, and a spare
Two regulars and one backup


He loves who he pleases
He chooses to love whoever he wants


While you're at home in need
While you are at home needing his love and attention


That's unsatisfaction
That leads to dissatisfaction


A piece of the action
Some of the love and attention he is giving to others


I'm here to tell you about it girls
I am here to inform you about this fact, ladies


Talking 'bout love rights
Discussing your rights and liberties in love


A few of your love rights
Certain rights you have in the context of romantic relationships


One
Firstly,


You've got a stake
You have a share or interest in his possessions and earnings


In all he owns and makes
In everything he possesses and earns


Two
Secondly,


Money he can't claim
Money that he cannot take away from you


Into faking your own name
To use it to fake your own identity


Three
Thirdly,


Be taking out to eat
To be taken out for a meal


At least once a week
At least once every week


Four
Lastly,


A set of car keys
A set of keys to his car


To go when you please
To use the car to go wherever you want, whenever you want


(It ain't no question)
(There's no doubt about it)


And when you window shop, girls
And when you go browsing around stores, ladies


In your favorite spot
In your preferred location


(Get some satisfaction)
(Give yourself some enjoyment)


Don't just cry at home
Don't just sit around and be sad at home


Buy it, take it home
Buy it and take it home with you instead


Girls, stand up and fight
Ladies, rise up and resist


For your love rights
For your liberty and autonomy in love


Talking 'bout love rights
Discussing the rights women have in romantic relationships


Stand up and fight, girls
Stand up and be counted, ladies


You gotta love who you wanna
You have the freedom to love whomever you choose


'Cause a man is sure gonna
Because men exercise this freedom all the time


For your love rights
To protect your rights in matters of love and affection


Love who you wanna
Love whoever you wish


Girls, stand up and fight
Ladies, resist and fight


For your love rights
For women's rights in love and intimacy


You can love who you wanna
You have the freedom to love anyone you choose


'Cause a man is sure gonna
Because men take advantage of this freedom as well




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motownbaby

Love Laura Lee's voice.....Just ordered her 3 Hot Wax LP's on Amazon and have been jammin for the past 3 days! Better late than never....even though I've always loved this song! Check out "Don't Leave me Starving"! She's my new favorite artist.

Gina Hickerson

I was 5 yrs old, this was my favorite song, and I still live by everything she said

Donna Means

Thank you so very much for posting this gem.  It made my day!

xunclexx

DetroittBlack, she was a class act. My group did a gig with her in 1972 down in Miami, FL and she showed that star quality. Also, she had the most sexy eyes back in the day.

xunclexx

She Energized the women in the audience, Lifetimepanther1944. Her first song was Aretha Franklin's "You're A Dirty, Dirty Man". Then from the dressing room, we heard her doing a monologue for and about women who were in bad relationships. Then she broke out with some other tunes before finishing up with "Women's Love Rights". Truly a class act. I beg to differ about her voice. She sings much like Millie Jackson.

Tony Russi

Aretha Franklin never did "Dirty Man", Laura Lee is the ORIGINAL of that record from 1967.

Mary Burrell

I was a young kid when this was out but as an adult I get where Ms. Laura was coming from.

Nick Palmer

Remember this. Always Loved her voice.

Cafe` Skype

lol Brings back memories of playing this on my first radio shows on campus on WBAU, and trying to keep the girlfriends from buying into her stuff to make my life more difficult with them! lmao

paul simmons

Love that gritty voice and those large, saucer shaped eyes of Laura's...She was the best singer of pro-feminist anthems during the 1960s and '70s until Millie Jackson came marching onto the scene...

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