The Lavender Song

What makes them think they have the right to say what God considers vice

What makes them think they have the right to keep us out of Paradise

They make our lives hell here on Earth

poisoning us with guilt and shame

If we resist, prison awaits so our love dares not speak its name

The crime is when love must hide

From now on we'll love with pride

We're not afraid to be queer and different

if that means hell

well, hell we'll take the chance

they're all so straight, uptight, upright and rigid

they march in locksep we prefer to dance

We see a world of romance and of pleasure

All they can see is sheer banality

Lavender nights are our greatest treasure

where we can be just who we want to be

Round us all up, send us away

that's what you'd really like to do

But we're too strong, proud, unafraid

in fact we almost pity you

You act from fear, why should that be

What is it that you are frightened of

The way that we dress

The way that we meet

The fact that you cannot destroy our love

We're going to win our rights

to lavender days and nights