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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Harry Whitaker
Electric Piano
Roy Ayers
Vocals
John Williams
Bass
David Lee Jr.
Drums
Billy Cobham
Drums
Sonny Fortune
Flute
Sam T. Brown
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roy Ayers
Songwriter
Roselle Weaver
Songwriter
Harry Whitaker
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Myrnaleah Williams
Producer
Rudy Van Gelder
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Listen
We ain't got time to be tired
We got a long, long way to go
That's right
A long, long, long way to go
[Verse 2]
We ain't got time to be tired
'Cause the tired move too slow
They move too slow
We ain't got time to be tired
There's a fight that must be won
It must be won
[Verse 3]
You know something
You ain't got time to be tired
'Cause the war has just begun
That's right the war has just begun
Now listen, I see the war
The war has just begun
You say, "What war?"
The war for freedom
For freedom and equality
[Verse 4]
That's right
I, I say the war has just begun
"What war?"
The war for freedom, that's right
Freedom, oh, yes
The war, the war, the war, the war for freedom
[Verse 5]
You know we ain't got time to be tired
We got a long, long way to go
We ain't got time to be tired
'Cause the tired move too slow
Yes, the war, the war for freedom and equality
The war has just begun
[Verse 6]
Listen to me
We ain't got time to be tired
Got a long, long way to go
We ain't got time to be tired
There's a fight that must be won
Written by: Roselle Weaver, Roy Ayers